Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
Hmm... when my Hammer died in the spring they weren't even able to order. They placed an order in July (for their own stock) and when I emailed the owner yesterday about whether they could get one in, she said she had just gotten the shipping notice and it arrived this morning. Meanwhile, CC and others have them. I think this dovetails with what Psimet said over in the "let's hear it for your LBS" thread. Sadly, it seems they're getting squeezed for stock.
I ordered a Direto XR instead, a little cheaper, performs well and I don’t have to buy a cassette. It should be here the 21st.
The only place I could find an H3 was Amazon and I don’t have the tools to install my own cassette so that made my mind up for me.