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Old 06-13-20 | 10:32 AM
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Bikes: i don't have a bike. a few frames, forks and some parts. that's all

simple.
every single thing from foreign countries arrives late since the pandemic. i do things from Asia and EU often—i have another unhealthy hobby of golf clubs—gotta say it's at least twice longer than usual since March. they do move, just slow. no 'loss' in my experience by far.

many factors behind this phenomena:
1. more vigorous custom check on both export & import
2. less workers involved in the shipping front line, that include US' own side's import front line on all services: USPS, UPS & Fedex even DHL.
3. plus most of all "SIGNIFICANTLY LESS INT'L FLIGHTS VOLUME", that we usually neglect to calculate. the world of shipping is almost entirely depending on cargo flights only now, way less capability than the demands.

alas, we've gotta be just patient... painful. i know. just ordered a Super Record crankset from Zuiden Africa. why'd i do that? ...

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