The LBS Breakdown
07-31-08, 09:18 AM
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I can't imagine a store that carried Trek and Specialized. Where I live, the stores that carry those brands are driven by those brands, and evrything else is very minor and shived in the background. If one shop tried to carry both, I would imagine things getting ugly quick.
Things are certainly not getting ugly there.
07-31-08, 10:30 AM
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In ascending order by distance:
1. Giant, Felt
2. Trek, Bontrager, Gary Fisher, Lemond. Park Tools rack for "diversity".
3. Fuji, Marin.
4. Specialized, Cannondale, Raleigh
5. Scott, Jamis, Litespeed
1. Giant, Felt
2. Trek, Bontrager, Gary Fisher, Lemond. Park Tools rack for "diversity".
3. Fuji, Marin.
4. Specialized, Cannondale, Raleigh
5. Scott, Jamis, Litespeed
07-31-08, 10:48 AM
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lbs (only 1): cervelo, felt, bmc, kuota, parlee, masi, raleigh, custom ti and alu frames also available. there are a few nos guru's and maybe one ancient softride lying around. they sold a crap ton of scotts two years ago, but have decided to streamline offerings.
07-31-08, 10:57 AM
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Specialized, Guru, Trek, kestrel, dahon, mirraco, electra, ventana.
07-31-08, 07:53 PM
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Our Trek-only store used to sell Specialized and Felt as well. I like the people in the store a lot, but I don't like the shop nearly as much now.
07-31-08, 08:26 PM
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07-31-08, 08:56 PM
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The Trek thread got me wondering, what do your LBS's carry? How does it breakdown?
I can't remember mountain bike brands, sorry.
LBS #1: Cannondale, Litespeed, Raleigh, Surly, Felt, Bianchi, Look
LBS #2: Specialized, a couple Bianchi's in the back, allegedly Gunnar/Waterford
LBS #3: Trek, Lemond, Orbea, Surly
LBS #4 Giant, Kona
...
I can't remember mountain bike brands, sorry.
LBS #1: Cannondale, Litespeed, Raleigh, Surly, Felt, Bianchi, Look
LBS #2: Specialized, a couple Bianchi's in the back, allegedly Gunnar/Waterford
LBS #3: Trek, Lemond, Orbea, Surly
LBS #4 Giant, Kona
...
I have ohhhhh, 10 to 15 shops I could consider a LBS but the ones I will actually go to ...
In no specific order
#1) Scott, Cannondale, Felt, Intense, Colnago
#2) FreeAgent, Specialized, Giant, Raleigh, DimondBack, C'Dale
#3) Bianchi, Jamis, Rockey Mountain
#4) SevenCycles, Foes, Bianchi, Intense, Turner, Ventana, Azonic, Surly, Elsworth, BlkMarket, Moots, Rocky Mountain, Jamis, Hampton, Specialized, Spot Brand, and they might have a few others as well.
07-31-08, 09:22 PM
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Only one shop I go to. They are quite polarized in inventory.
They have a Look 586 Mondrian [only 50 in the world] but I ordered a Redline hybrid for my lady there.
Their bread and butter: Time, Look, Colnago, and Pinarello.
People would be surprised what the LBSs can bring in, whether it be one-offs from a manufacturer they don't normally stock or hard-to-get parts...
They have a Look 586 Mondrian [only 50 in the world] but I ordered a Redline hybrid for my lady there.
Their bread and butter: Time, Look, Colnago, and Pinarello.
People would be surprised what the LBSs can bring in, whether it be one-offs from a manufacturer they don't normally stock or hard-to-get parts...
