Originally Posted by Snicklefritz
I've heard that if an LBS wants to carry Trek bikes that they have to devote a very large percentage of their floor to trek products. Is this true? A few shops in my area seem to support this notion - the ones that carry trek, seem mostly trek, with a small section of the shop being everything else but...
I think that is partly true. When I was looking for my new bike last year, I was considering a Trek 1500 or 2100. One of the shops I went to here didn't carry Trek, but they used to. The shop owner said that he couldn't meet Trek's sales requirements, so he lost his franchise.
I got a Klein. Whether it's owned by Trek or not doesn't matter, it's still a great bike.
