So what kind of timeline are we looking at for the 10-12 model group buy? IE, we can I give you my credit card, when will shipping begin? Not that I'm impatient or anything... It's FUN having people rabid for your product line, isn't it? (I manage customer service for a company that's experiencing titanic growth, so I know...it's fun!)
It's definitely nice to see people excited for a product I had a direct hand in designing! I'm planning on starting the group buy on Monday, May 7th which is when the bars are going into production. At that time you guys can begin placing orders. The group buy will probably end in about 3-4 weeks (I haven't quite figured out a firm date to end the group buy as of yet) which would be about 2 weeks prior to the completion of the bars. That way I will know how many people want black, chrome, or raw so I know how many sets of each I'll need to fill the orders.
TL;DR - Group Buy begins May 7th and guards will most likely begin shipping June 11th-18th.
That kind of sucks. It might be the best they can do, but that seems like a long time. BTW, I'm the impatient type as well.
We're looking at 4 weeks minimum which really isn't very long to produce ~50 cages. That's quite a bit of work to be done. Generally our production takes roughly 6 weeks but I believe we're going to prioritize these higher so we can get them done as quickly as possible for you guys. I know a lot of you are eager so we're doing our best!
Ryan, are we going to have the pleasure of continuing this thread to assist you in the design of the Gen1 bars. Hate to let an epic like this go.
I was thinking of just starting a new thread for the Gen1 bars. This thread is getting so long now it's difficult to really find any information for people just joining in on the conversation. I think it'd be best to just start over when we get the bike in and begin preliminary design work. It is quite an epic thread though...