My LBS is a Trek dealer and they only stock up to the 7.4 FX, no matter what time of the year. Anything higher and you need to put a deposit down so they can order. Also, their test rides are only around their parking lot (again, this is the norm at other area dealers). Worked OK for my 7.2 FX but when considering a 7.5 or higher I was out of luck. Same at all Trek dealers in the local area. They only stock what generally sells so can't blame them. To be honest, other LBSs (Fuji, Giant, Specialized, etc) seem to operate the same way.