This is why I just thought "fuck that" and went and sent a message to Gary Lee at Shimano directly. Basically saying, "quit screwing around your customers and their customers, and do you have real dates and availability on these parts"... ultimately Madison are at the behest of Shimano, and Shimano are playing a crappy game of announcing things that are just not available far too far in advance such that it kills the old lines whilst the new isn't available.
This is why I just thought "fuck that" and went and sent a message to Gary Lee at Shimano directly. Basically saying, "quit screwing around your customers and their customers, and do you have real dates and availability on these parts"... ultimately Madison are at the behest of Shimano, and Shimano are playing a crappy game of announcing things that are just not available far too far in advance such that it kills the old lines whilst the new isn't available.