Waiting and waiting some more…

The 2010 Trek Madone 6.9 has been ordered and the wait has begun. Actually the wait began over a month ago. The bike was ordered the first week of October with the hopes that it would take a few weeks for the bike to arrive at the shop. Trek placed their customary 30 days production time for the bike to arrive at the shop. 30 days went by extremely slow and with multiple visits to check on the bike with no avail as the bike was still not complete. We contacted Trek on the status of the bike on November 1^st (remember, it’s already past the 30 day period) as Trek stated that it would take up to another two weeks for the bike to arrive. It’s now been almost two weeks. Two days left until Trek misses their stated timeframe, again. Yes, very frustrating… especially when you are already behind two weeks for winter base-miles. Evidently, my order for the Madone 6.9 was also placed with the shop’s and all other Trek “Project One” dealers orders for their Project One bikes. The influx of orders is the most likely culprit for the delay and missed timelines as Trek apparently cannot keep up with the demand for the Project One bikes. Can you really blame them though, this bike is going to be amazing! Really hoping the new ride will be in my possession within the next week, but I am not going to get my hopes up too high, just to be let down again.