I called Rivendell Bicycle Works today to check on the status of my Hunqapillar build. I ordered it back in early May and, at the time, was given a July ship date.
Well here it is near the end of July and I figured as I don’t have the bike yet, I might check. Sure enough there’s a bit of a hold up. The forks, made in Taiwan, which should be in, aren’t. Hopefully, I’m told, they’ll show up next week. Then it’ll be a week or two for painting and a build. So…
My bike will probably arrive sometime in August, I’m thinking it’ll be while I’m in Hilo because…well because that’s the way things work.
Now don’t get me wrong about all this, I’m not at all concerned. I wasn’t promised a July date and when I was in Walnut Creek I pretty much expected that it would be at least a couple of extra weeks no matter what I was told.
If I have any goal for delivery at all, it would be to have the bike in time for the Honolulu Century Ride which, in all honesty, I probably won’t ride. I do, however, plan on riding out to a Bellows camping trip in October, so that date is far more important to me. Besides, if I really want to ride the Century, I can do it on my Quickbeam again.
But just to remind myself of what I’m getting, here’s what I’m getting…more or less…
Slower, cheaper, less useful…