Dream Bikes

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I'm a fan of the Orbea Diva as well! I'd love to have the BLUE one! Though...it'd still be tough to decide which of the two I'd have to ride. LOL

Don't leave out the Giant OCR-C W from your consideration! I too am 5'6-7" and my bike fits me perfectly.

(I recently found that it takes off-roading quite well too! - right Wahine?) hee hee

edit:
I also love Shebeest clothing... great styles! LOVE LOVE the blue leopard jersey print!!

[mimitabby]

Bianchis have class and a wide price range.
but you need to get some really really cool bikes too, like a Vanilla or a Mercian
to greet people as they come in the door.

[IntenseRide]

Intense, Turner, Titus, Yeti for mountain and Serotta, BMC for road.

Clothing: Sugoi, Shebeest, Harlot.

[alpinerabbit]

Yay for BMC - they are some of the most beautifully made bikes I've ever seen. Not to mention they are from Switzerland

Try Nalini clothing too. and ZeroRH+ although I doubt they even distribute in the US. And Assos. They are expensive though.

[RoadRaven]

Giant (we have 7 - 3 are for time trials, 4 are for road racing)

EMC (we have 3 - all superb road race bikes)

Cervelo (we have 1 - time trial)

Scott (this has been on wish-lists

Trek and Cannondale should be in a good shop of course, although we have none of these

We also have 1 Wheeler (training on-road), 2 Scorpios (one for TTs and one for road racing) + we also have a couple of mountain bikes and a couple of BMXs)

[7rider]

Seven! "WSD" is irrelevant when a bike is an "Owner Specific Design"
Treks and/or Specialized are good for getting folks in the door. Everybody knows them. Everybody has them. Wide range of bikes in their lines - from the newb to the racer.
Gunnar or Surly for the cool kids.
Bianchi for the touring crowd who values beauty as well as a great ride.
And a good assortment of kids' bikes so folks don't feel like they "have" to get their munchkin's first bike from Target or WalMart.

As for clothes....I'd definitely put Terry on the list. Castelli and Descente, too. And Pearl Izumi for the same reason as the Treks.

[Trek420]

And a good assortment of kids' bikes so folks don't feel like they "have" to get their munchkin's first bike from Target or WalMart.

Good idea.

They are not my fave LBS, it's where I go to when I need a tube or last minute Power Bar. But Cyclepath in Hayward is relatively huuuuuuge for a LBS and they seem to have everything from commuters-flat bar road bikes-beach bombers-electra townies-recumbents ..... let's see .... they carry
Trek
Cannondale
Raleigh
Electra
Scott
Lightspeed
and an Orbea or two

But one thing I like about them is they have a good selection of kids bikes and I think they have a deal where if the bike is in good condition and said kid outgrows it....you can trade it in.

also in my dream bike shop it has a good selection of books and maps, maybe a spot to just hang out and read 'em and dream about that next epic ride.