The Outside Store Information

2021 will be a tougher year to get bikes than 2020. This not only affects The Outside Store it affects all local bike shops, all Canadian bike shops and all bike shops world wide. Literally world wide. The world is sold out of bikes. We live in a global economy. Raw materials for bike components and Frames come from Europe, North & South America, Africa and throughout Asia. They are shipped to Japan, China, Taiwan, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and many other European and Asian countries to be made into bike components and bike frames. Frames and components are then shipped to Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia where the bikes we sell are assembled and packaged for shipping across the world. When the world economy shut down in response to covid; factories close, mines close, rubber plants close, ships are kept at port, businesses close and people lose their jobs. When shut downs are lifted it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to reopen all these businesses, rehire workers and prepare ships for sea travel. It's a logistical nightmare for the bike industry to deal with. A never before seen demand for bikes plus a never before seen shutdown of manufacturing has resulted in countless backlogs of bikes and bike components. The Outside Store has no control over this. We are waiting patiently for our bike products to arrive. Most of it will arrive between March and November 2021. We have been told by our suppliers that we will receive everything that we ordered at some point this year. It will trickle in a little bit at a time. There will be shortages of bikes, tires, tubes, etc for the entire year. We have no choice but to approach this new reality with patience and understanding. We kindly ask you, our customers, to approach the situation in the same manner. Thank you for your continued support! New items are being added to our online shop every day, check out shop.theoutsidestore.ca Not finding what you're looking for? Give us a call and let us help you out 705-522-1755. Thank you for your continued support! ...