Anyone get one yet? Tempted to try one out and some of the first rides hinted at a pretty amazing ride. Based on Covid adjusted pricing they seem almost reasonable for a North American made bike.
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Yeah not any one reason, but death by a thousand cuts! Frames are taking a bit longer to manufacture, they've seen delays in getting parts anodized, general shipping delays. You know...the usual in today's world. I'm also going for the Push shock, but as far as I know that hasn't delayed the build.
Good luck with everyone's builds! Hope we're all riding Arrivals sooner rather than later.
Good luck with everyone's builds! Hope we're all riding Arrivals sooner rather than later.
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Gotcha. One interesting tidbit was when Tyler told me it was going to be done at the end of the first week of Nov, I misinterpreted it as the frame will be complete by then. But then he told me that he meant the full bike build, and that all the frames are done (not sure if he meant the block mine was in). The painting is something they found was more involved and taking longer. Whatever the reasons for the delay, hopefully we get some good news on our orders soon!
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I understood it as production for frames should begin first week of November for end of month delivery.
I should’ve talked to him more, but was at work. Thanks for insight.
I should’ve talked to him more, but was at work. Thanks for insight.
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I would love frame only in a mullet option, unpainted with a float x. I'd pick that up right away
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Lmao I just saw that post too 😅
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So I decided to email Tyler to ask about the UPS/US Customs stuff to see if there's been any changes to the process as well as see if my bike was still scheduled for the end of this week. He replied and said the process for UPS needing your tax info was the same. All customers that gave the necessary info for customs processing got their bikes delivered.
Unfortunately with regards to my bike order, he said that their anodizing machine got really backed up last month and they ended October 1.5 to 2 weeks behind. I'm still scheduled for November, but now it's at the end of week 3/beginning of week 4. Oh well, just a bit longer lol.
Unfortunately with regards to my bike order, he said that their anodizing machine got really backed up last month and they ended October 1.5 to 2 weeks behind. I'm still scheduled for November, but now it's at the end of week 3/beginning of week 4. Oh well, just a bit longer lol.
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I was going to be happy with anything before December. Just as long as they will skip the week of thanksgiving. I’ll be out then.
Damn...too bad! That post of theirs is like rubbing salt in the wound. Hopefully your bike isn't too delayed and hoping we'll have some real rider input here soon. As one bit of good info one of the local riders who has his bike just set a KOM on one of the trails here. I don't use Strava so can't comment on how relevant that is, but he was impressed.
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Some of this sounds like Guerrilla Gravity's playbook. Create one mold (in various sizes), but adjust linkages and other smaller parts to create different "models". You end up with overbuilt short-travel bikes (like the Trail Pistol) but competitively weighted longer travel bikes (the Gnarvana).
It's only a matter of time before GG starts producing a "locked in" Trail Pistol with a lighter layup but no ability to utilize the other chainstays. The new full-carbon Trail Pistol is almost there, as it doesn't share chainstay, seatstay, or rocker arm with the older alloy Trail Pistol, nor any the other bikes in the lineup. You can however, convert it to a Smash, SD, MT or Gnarvana, it just requires more parts.
People rag on GG for those factors, but if you want Made in North America, you've gotta make some sacrifices, at least for now.
I think weight (within reason) is becoming less of a concern. It used to be the bike we went all weight wennie on, was not super capable on rougher terrain, so durability was not an issue.
Current short travel bikes are so capable, that they need to be able to handle more abuse.
I think the kind of rider who is attracted to brands like GG, and now WAO covet performance over everything else, which lends itself nicely to the modular platform.
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Meh, I'm not so sure.
GG is all about getting a competitively priced MUSA frame into the hands of more riders. As a multi-GG owner, I'll be the first to admit the suspension design isn't anything groundbreaking, but it does just simply "work" and for a bigger guy like me, working is important.
WAO is making a boutique frame (with a sophisticated suspension design) in Canada. They could've built a less complicated design with lighter weight, but I don't think that was their goal.
While I think weight is not as important over 140mm of rear wheel travel, folks who are cross shopping Top Fuel, Spur, Epic Evo, etc, do care a certain extent about bike weight. I don't think the Arrival even in a shorter travel format is going to look to compete in that "downcountry" shudder that i just used that term market so it's weight won't be as important, but the Trail Pistol could...if it were lighter.
GG is all about getting a competitively priced MUSA frame into the hands of more riders. As a multi-GG owner, I'll be the first to admit the suspension design isn't anything groundbreaking, but it does just simply "work" and for a bigger guy like me, working is important.
WAO is making a boutique frame (with a sophisticated suspension design) in Canada. They could've built a less complicated design with lighter weight, but I don't think that was their goal.
While I think weight is not as important over 140mm of rear wheel travel, folks who are cross shopping Top Fuel, Spur, Epic Evo, etc, do care a certain extent about bike weight. I don't think the Arrival even in a shorter travel format is going to look to compete in that "downcountry" shudder that i just used that term market so it's weight won't be as important, but the Trail Pistol could...if it were lighter.
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To my knowledge from various interviews and podcasts, frame only (which is what I'm waiting for) won't happen until 2022. I hope to be wrong, but that's what I'm scheduling for. It fits my bike selling schedule well anyway !
So just saw this article in MBR and thought I'd check in to see if anyone here has their bike yet? Mine should still be on track for midish December (he says looking at the snow falling outside...sigh....).
www.mbr.co.uk
Arrival is a new enduro bike from carbon-fibre specialist We Are One
The Arrival by We Are One is about as exclusive a bike as you’ll ever see. Buy one and you can pretty much rest assured you’ll never see another.
www.mbr.co.uk
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I have not gotten my bike yet, but I did get an update from Tyler via email yesterday. He explained that due to the natural disaster in BC and the PNW, they're expecting some shipping delays. He also said that they're moving ahead as planned and currently the goal is to have my bike finished and shipped by the end of next week. They were going to have a meeting about shipping yesterday too so they could better understand how the shipping delays may affect them. So maybe in the next few weeks I'll get it?
Yeah I'm in BC as well and the storm that passed through was pretty crazy. It basically cut off the interior of BC from the lower mainland (Vancouver area). Most goods come in via the Port of Vancouver and then get distributed out. All major highways and rail lines into the interior have had washouts. Will probably be weeks before they even start rebuilding again. Crazy times.
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Send it all down here through WA and then back up north.
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Just got an email from Tyler that my bike is being built today! 🎉
Shipping situation TBD tho and they'll let me know.
Shipping situation TBD tho and they'll let me know.
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