Originally Posted by wkg

Yes. Specialized often tries to dictate what products by other brands their dealers sell.

They also do things like reserve S-Works selling rights for only their most dedicated dealers. For example a dealer that only makes a small preseason order from Specialized and sells several other brands of bikes and accessories might not even be allowed to special order any S-Works bikes. So if a customer comes in and really wants an S-Works Tarmac, Specialized won't even let that dealer order the bike for the customer because that dealer isn't "dedicated" enough to "deserve" the right to order any S-Works bikes.