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Getting caught out like that is simply shoddy planning
That's why you run a little bike shop and DT run a big factory. Building sufficient capacity to fully service the initial demand spike would significantly reduce the lifecycle profitability of a product. You only have to look at games consoles and mobile phone handsets to see that shortages in the first few months are a normal part of industrial planning.
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The DT rims is fine for the price but the few I have had have been acceptably round but that's it.
Shops don't like buying of bike24 much for obvious reasons. This means the DT Swiss R460 is turning into a home wheel builders rim only as only german websites ever seem to have it. this is another reason not to bother. It is a decent enough rim but if supply is an issue and a customer dents a rim what do I do then. sorry sir you'll have to wait 3 months is not a tenable reply. supply is even more problematic than when the archetype was popular (remember that). I had some on order in december for end January delivery but that has been put back to March. The customer got bored of waiting (I don't blame him) and I had to build with archetypes for the same price. That O.K once but you can't do it that often.
If you are making a £35 rim then make alot of them because it will be popular. Getting caught out like that is simply shoddy planning.
That what I think of everyone's new favourite rim.