Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
So which do you think came first: the chicken or the egg?
Bike shops are going to stock whatever they think will give them the best return on their investment.
This is spot on. We have a shop in the area that stocks a few bents fro time to time but when they have stocked more, they sit for a year or two. Sure, bents need knowledgeable and enthusiastic sales advocates but even when they have some, interest from customers is still a small percentage of the traffic.