Originally Posted by sakarias
When I was trying to find a Bontrager stem, a couple years ago, they told me they do not allow they stuff to be sold via the internet/mail order -- only through your local bike shop.
After a pretty thorough search on the web, you just confirmed that Bontrager doesn't have internet/mail order distributors. I'm not sure if I like that type of marketing strategy, and this will probably affect my future decisions on purchasing Bontrager components. I like doing my own work and mail order makes getting parts easy.
I also just remembered that Trek/Bontrager/Fisher are the same company. The bike is a Fisher Cake (w/ Bontrager cranks, hubs, wheels), and I have a Fisher dealer nearby, so I won't have to trek 20 miles to see Trek.