While this comes as a welcome event for everyone in the Ibis family, the first litter is unfortunately a bit smaller than originally anticipated. We had thought we would be able to supply all of our dealers with at least one frame from this first production. It turns out this is not the case. As a result, we will follow a first-in, first-out policy in determining who will receive frames from this first run. Most of you placed orders with us at Interbike or immediately after, so there are going to be some really close calls. If you do not get a frame from this first production you will get one from the second production run (happening in July and delivered in early August).

The first production run is due to be air freighted to us on July 10th. Typically, transit time for air freight is 2 or 3 days. Once it lands here it will have to clear customs, which can take anywhere from 1 day to a week – it’s up to the discretion of the US Customs Office. We have to assemble the frames, but this shouldn’t take very long. Anyway, the point is that somewhere between the 15th and the 20th of July we should start shipping frames out to individual dealers.

We will only have medium and large frames available from this first shipment. When we call you will have your choice of either size as available.

Also, our current inventory of Silk Carbon road frames is sold out. We are due to receive more 53 & 55 cm frames around the 3rd week of July, other sizes are due the 2nd week of August. We already have backorders against most of these frames.