Originally Posted by StephenH

Back several years ago, Bike Island, Bikes Direct, and Cycle Spectrum were all operating out of the same place in Plano (Cycle Spectrum was the retail store, other two were internet only). You had to look up their addresses and compare fax numbers, etc., to deduce that. I don't know the exact connection. I think it would be to their advantage to promote the connection. If you own three businesses and you're proud of them, you cross-advertise on the other's websites. They seem to try to hide that fact.