Originally Posted by
Dannihilator
A history of them going after the small guy to the point where they can't recover financially. Trying to tell their dealers what specific products that they can carry. For example, if you are a specialized dealer, you are not allowed by their decree Giro or bell helmets, giro shoes.
That's anti-competitive, and can't happen it the UK (the OP is from the UK based on shops linked to) yes we have Specialized Stores which only sell Specialized products, along with similar ones from Giant and Trek but any supplier / manufacture trying to prevent a shop from selling another brand would be breaking EU Competition Law, so they can't do that.