Dream Bikes

[Aggie_Ama]

My dream would be just a wide variety of higher end bikes to test. When I was shopping I only had the real choice of a Cannondale Synapse, Specialized Ruby and Trek/Lemond options. This was still good because any of them were available in my size (48 cm, including all three Rubies and Synapses). Most of the shops here have a wide variety of entry level bikes from all manufacturers.

I would have liked to see:
-Orbeas in stock, not just one or two.
-Fuji higher end stuff, my last bike was a Fuji and I was quite pleased. The shops here carry either their Tri bikes or the flat bar road bikes.
-Something steel, anything high quality and steel.

[traveller_62]

Dream bike shop stock:
Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Serotta, Litespeed, Terry, Aegis

There are so many terrific stock bikes out there now!

-traveller

[Thorn]

Whatever brand(s) you decide to carry, if this brand includes WSD bikes in its catalog, it would be nice if you have them in stock in a meaningful variety of sizes

Absolutely agree. It is so frustrating to find what you might want only to discover the shop doesn't have your size to test drive.

My ideal store would carry several well-known brands with a good sample stock for perusal and test riding. For those that don't fit, they'd have contracts/connections with a solid custom manufacturer (e.g., Waterford or Seven).

[spokewench]

Specialized, Giant, Trek - all good companies who keep women in mind when designing and providing product. Good for men too

Castelli clothing;

Sidi shoes

A good custom maker - don't know of the custom makers near you so I would pick one fairly close to where you are so that your customers if they wanted to could go to the actual maker if they wanted to get fit and look at bikes.

Giro helmets

Terry saddles (carry more than just the butterfly).

[roadie gal]

In addition to all of the others, Jamis bikes.

And a good selection of different brands of shoes.

[Batbike]

IMH ...

Specialized -- I feel they make a very good product, including the Ruby, and have a quality product line in both bikes and equipment
Terry -- if you want the QUEEN of the women market
Trek -- for the WSD design and brand recognition/market share
Orbea -- for the higher end market with the fantastic DIVA RIVAL women bike
Independent Fabrication -- steel customized market ... LOVE their bikes!
Fuji -- make an excellent bike/women road bike, but have limited following
Litespeed -- Ti market

Then, if I could add LOTS of other high-end brands:

Bianchi
Felt
Serrotta -- customized fit system for customized bikes
Lynskey
Calfee
Kuota
Time frames
Merckx
Scott
Look
Pinarello

[RoadRaven]

IMH ...

Kuota

Pinarello

Yup... I'd add those two as well... good bikes, quality high end market

[ridebikeme]

Ummm... this is tough one HA!!

My dream bike... mass produced CAnnondale without a doubt. Otherwise, it would definitely be a Lynskey with a Campy Record group! Nothing is more confortable than a bike built for you and you only!

[Kano]

clothing: plus sizes

[Triskeliongirl]

Given that it might be hard to stock everything, I think a wise shop would carry a good variety in terms of solving different kinds of it problems. For gals with long thighs and short upper bodies like me, terrys are great (they have the slackest seat tube angles of any stock bike in the smaller sizes). For gals that can tolerate steeper seat tube angles, carry a couple of different top tube lengths and styles, i.e. trek madonnes and pilots, orbea orcas, specialize rubys, etc. If you can't become a dealer for all of these, I have heard great things aobut specialized, so maybe terry and specialized.

As for clothing, carry shebeest and terry in assorted sizes, not just tiny!