Originally Posted by JeffS

Are you surpised? Trek probably has 60 or more models now. Can't count because as-usual their crappy website doesn't work for me. There's no way a dealer can stock even a fraction of that - even in a single size.

I think having so many models is poor strategy because people go website browsing and can't find it in the store. In the end, they buy whatever the shop has sitting there - incorrectly confirming that the shop made the right call in ordering whatever they chose to stock.

I don't think I've ever seen more than one or two road bikes EVER sitting on the floor in my size. That's the #1 reason that I don't buy new.