Doug, no matter what their website says, Chaparral does NOT have the front tire in stock. I have received an email from Chaparral after I placed my order confirming that they had shipped the rear tire ONLY and that they were sorry but they did not actually have the front tire in stock, even though their web site NEVER said it was out of stock. They expected to have the front tire back in stock by the end of the week (yesterday). As of today, I have yet to receive the shipping confirmation for the front tire.
Just a quick update in case anyone is considering purchasing the 890 journey tires as a set, It is now about 2 weeks since I placed my order and I still have no front tire and have not received any communication from Chaparrel save for the one reply to the first email I sent them. Personally, I am still in no hurry but I just thought I would pass on what my experience has been so far. BTW, last time I checked, their web site still showed the front tire to be in stock.
Have you talked to anyone on the phone about your order, or is this all email?+1. I placed an order (or thought I did) through their website a couple of months ago. When nothing happened with the order, I called and found out that they had some website trouble, and that my order had not gone through, despite it still showing up when I accessed the site. Then placed the order by phone, and all was well.
The front (journey) being back-ordered is the entire reason I put the Shinko 005 on the front just before the rally
Reply from Chaparrel today. They "anticipate" delivery (to them) in the first 2 weeks in July. I am not in a hurry YET, but will be after then. Just thought ya'll would like to know in case someone is wanting to purchase the tires as a set.
Lodogg, yes, just email. As far as I know, NOBODY in N.America has the Shinko 890 Journey FRONT tire in stock. I see no reason to call them at this time. They would be shooting themselves in the foot by not shipping the tire as my order was/is a guarantee sale. I just happen to not be in a hurry (wouldn't matter anyway due to tire being AWOL) because I can't ride until I get my ankle brace. I would have liked to know they were out of stock when I placed my order though, I might have gone with a different combination of tires.Chapparal is showing it "In Stock" as of this posting. Might be worth a call anyway. Takes a bit of waiting on hold to actually talk to someone, but it certainly won't hurt. When I was trying to get mine, and the internet order got FUBARed, their website changed the availability quite often, so it seems like it is reasonably tied in to their actual stock.
As of today, still no SE890 journey FRONT tire in stock. I have decided to go with the (Shinko) 005 Advance in the same size. It is similar to the SE890 journey with very good reviews on different sites. It WAS/IS in stock, my account has been charged and the tire is on the way.Not to make light of your situation...but it sounded exactly like my story. You will like the 005 890 combination. The play very nice together.