Originally Posted by
Kontact
But ebay can't install your crankset or sell you a new Trek. Bicycle brands that stayed as shop-only have thrived while brands that went direct to consumer have faltered or vanished. Maybe there isn't a conflict?
I can install my own crank set. I can buy a new Trek, Specialized, Cannondale or Giant bike online and have it delivered to my house.
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/home-delivery/
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/ho...-a-bike-online
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/homedelivery
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/home-delivery
Direct to consumer bike companies haven't faltered or vanished. They are thriving!!! Spot, Evil, Transition, Fezzari, Canfield, Canyon, Commencal, Guerilla Gravity, Intense, Knolly, YT just to name a few.
I'm thinking you are a bit behind the times and unaware of what's going on out there.