No, I don't (I'm sure it's about 600 per year); but so what? Maybe I lucked out and September was a slow time for them. But hey, I got my bike 3 weeks from the time I ordered it - A custom tandem with a frame built by Dennis Busnell. I think that's pretty darn good.

Please don't try to equate wait time and backlogs with quality or make excuses for the manufacturers; a tandem that you have wait 6 months for is not necessarily better than one that takes less than a month.

If you'd rather ride than wait, why not buy from a smaller shop like R+E rather than a popular name-brand and waste a whole summer wondering when your bike is going to be delivered?