I have not seen the restrictions on what can be purchased from a Specialized Dealer in our market and the full product line is still accessible. No matter how bad you feel you are being treated by Specialized, the Mikes/Pons model will have the potential of bankrupting your business. The covertly factory owned shops are a deadly combination forcing the LBS into ever-decreasing niches of the market. They have unlimited lines of credit, preferential wholesale pricing, improved access to stock and improved training systems and robust back-end support. It would interesting if anyone else experienced the situation that their specialized dealer was not able to order an S Works bike and only sold directly online.
Last edited by Atlas Shrugged; 09-14-21 at 10:48 AM.