Specialized forced themselves out of my LBS

[sundial]

My shop sells Trek, Gary Fisher, Cannondale, Felt, Seven, Haro, and probably others I haven noticed yet.
No Specialized though.

Interesting. My fav LBS sells Specialized AND Trek under one roof. Oh, and Pinarello, Gary Fisher, and Kuota.

[Running Mommy]

Folks have asked why I dislike specialized, and that's it. IMO they are bullies.
They had a contest once for their inside reps, lets just say it was not very ethical.
As for the "dual" shops. I see a lot of that. mostly those are established shops that do a lot of business with both companies.
As far as multiple brands, it's hard for a small shop to carry a lot of brands. Most brands want a dollar commitment of around 20k a year. So for us, it comes down to carrying a handful of brands we know we can sell.
We dropped Bianchi and Jamis in 09 for this very reason.

[Biciclista]

So what are you selling now, Runningmommy?

[Irulan]

my specialized dealers also sell Santa Cruz and Konas. Plus, they are by far the best supporter of our advocacy efforts, can't complain about that.

[Running Mommy]

So what are you selling now, Runningmommy?

Major is Giant, then Felt, Quintana Roo, Turner, Intense BMX.

I have a 1700 sq ft shop, so I need no reason to sell more than one major.
Giant has done really well for us.