Redline by Kastan RL 20 II Preorder Close down

Nov 08, 2022

Written by Bart de Jong

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The final mid-80s RL 20 II batch (1984 – 1986) launched in September will close for preorder at 10:00 PM PST on Monday, November 14th. Although we have eroded confidence in this market with the longer-than-anticipated delivery of the first RL 20 II batch, we are resolute in our decision to produce this final run to order and in a range of colors and model years based on the requests we have received since the 2020 launch. Our motivation is to create what you want and whatever you order, we will manufacture. In addition, we will make a small number of additional packages in the new colors. If you are on the fence and have a specific color / year option in mind, this is the time to decide. This selection will not be reproduced.

If you preorder before the deadline, your selection will immediately enter the manufacturing schedule. If you’d prefer to wait until we have physical inventory, you can select from what remains at that time. Beyond Monday, November 14th, we cannot guarantee the availability of specific colors because we will have closed manufacturing for the RL 20 II from this era by the time physical inventory becomes available.

Component Availability

We have a number of components available for preorder. These will be accessible and available for preorder at 6 PM PST on Wednesday November 9th through the Redline by Kastan store. We expect to have Flight Cranks, Techmatic Bottom Brackets, Chrome Forklifter Handlebars, and Forklifter Stems available for preorder from a batch that is currently being manufactured.

Finance Options

In response to requests for a scheduled payment plan, we have added the AfterPay third-party financing option to the website checkout for those interested. This enables 4 x interest-free payments based on an individual’s qualification and based on values up to $2,000.00. We do not decide this value limit; Afterpay sets it. Standard packages fall into this price range.

What’s Next?

In early 2023, When fabrication of all RL20-II framesets are completed, we move into a new phase of Redline by Kastan manufacturing projects that will require the extent of our production capabilities while also accounting for a quantity of the components – cranks, bottom bracket sets, etc. - that we currently have in manufacture.