Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

Not sure why the hate for Specialized. Mikes was a dealer for Specialized and must have known selling their shop to a direct competitor would result in the cancellation of the dealer agreement. It was Mike’s which screwed over their customers as well as assisted in the deterioration of the local bike shop model. It is almost impossible for a locally owned bike shop to compete against a factory store, access to credit, training, marketing as well as preferential pricing give huge advantages to the corporate shops. The real disappointment should be with Pons as well as Mike’s.