Originally Posted by
cafzali
Actually, they're not traditionally LBSes in a sense in that they're exclusive dealers. Not sure about Cannondale stores, but Trek stores are locally owned, they're just exclusive franchisors of Trek bikes. In return for their exclusivity, I'm sure they receive better product pricing, which translates to higher margins.
This is true. There is a shop near to me that is Trek only. They only offer Trek and Bontrager stuff and they seem to be doing pretty good.