Originally Posted by
Koyote
Polaris OBark beat you to it, but I thank you both for the tip.
WhyFi is still correct: pretending that there were not significant parts shortages (including disc brake pads and rotors) during the pandemic is...well, pretending. Though it did lead to some weird anomalies, at times: I sometimes found Dura Ace 11sp chains at
lower prices than Ultegra chains.
I was looking around when he replied. Yeah I don't know. I didn't have any problems finding any parts I needed the past 2 years. Was even able to buy hubs for the 2 carbon wheelsets I had built up.
From my list above...My bike shop couldn't get some of the parts for a bike rebuild I was doing (they claimed supply chain shortage through their vendors) so I had to source them online and bring them in to the bikes shop. Whatever they couldn't get I had in 2-3 days.
Kool Stop and other brands also supply LO3A alternatives.
https://glorycycles.com/kool-stop-co...-shimano-l03a/
https://www.amazon.com/Hardheaded-Ra...0163802&sr=8-5