The framesets on this store are made to order: production starts after you commit, and delivery follows in roughly eight to twelve weeks. That number reads like a drawback next to a warehouse's 48 hours, so it is worth being precise about what happens in those weeks and what the model buys you in exchange.
What the weeks contain
An order enters the manufacturer's next production slot: layup, moulding and curing for a carbon frame — a Spear RDC is 350 pieces of carbon laid into a one-piece monocoque — then paint, quality control, and the crossing. Shipping is consolidated and import duties are handled before the box reaches you: the price you see is the price you pay, with no customs surprise at the door.
What the model buys
Three things, and they compound. You get the configuration you chose rather than the one a warehouse guessed at — size, colourway, build options. The maker carries no dead stock, which is part of why direct pricing looks the way it does. And nothing is built that nobody wants, which matters more in carbon than in most materials.
What it demands from us
Honesty about time, mostly. A lead time is a promise, and a promise needs a contract behind it — which is why every product page states its lead time plainly, and why we treat that figure with the same seriousness as a weight or a clearance number.
Why the buttons say notify, not buy
Right now this store collects addresses instead of orders. We are finalising terms with each of our five launch brands — the agreements that turn a lead time from an estimate into a commitment. Until those are signed, taking your money would mean promising a delivery date on another company's word, and we'd rather not. Leave your address on anything you want; the moment a brand's terms are fixed, the people who asked are the first to know.
