hi All,
Some of you may have seen my post asking buying used 10 year old superbike or a brand new aluminum bike with Tiagra/105, and I am now in the process of finding the right inventory at my local shop.

To my surprise, the inventory level for bikes like Trek Domane AL4/5, Canyon Endurance, Cannondale Synapse 105 are all extremely low at shops within reasonable distance, almost feels like trying to buy a car during the height of the pandemic.

Btw, I am in the PNW/Seattle area, so does the inventory have to do with seasonality? are riders in warmer regions facing the same inventory issues?

OR, shops are trying to get rid of old inventory, and waiting for new model for the year to come in? so it's just a bad timing for me to be shopping at this time of the year?

OR, the cycling business still facing the same supply chain issues started with the pandemic?

lastly, I am quiet surprised at the "lack" of used bikes to buy on marketplace like facebook and craigslist, I thought many people got into biking during the pandemics, and many stopped riding and started to dump their bikes online, but that's just not the case for me in my region.

Not really trying to get a definitive answer of any kind, I am just very curious at the dynamic of cycling business, especially from what I read in news report doesn't really line up with what I am seeing in the marketplace.

I'd like to heard thoughts from seasoned riders! cheers!