Rep came around one year, "Pitch 650b is going to be a hot bike for 2017, better stock up on your preseason."
Preseason goes in Oct. and arrives in Jan/Feb (meanwhile 5 feet of snow on the ground).
FFWD April 2018
Spesh Website: Spring Sale on Select Bikes including Pitch/Sirrus/Whatever!!
SPRING SALE SPRING SALE SPRING SALE (Window clings and Sandwich board style in-store marketing arrives in big boxes)
Dealer emails: If you want to buy more Pitches at discounted wholesale, please contact your rep.
What happened Specialized... did you over-forecast for entry MTB sales, or am I a stupid idiot, and just not order enough? Because I'd have to be a stupid idiot to believe there isn't a correlation between the Spring Sale, and you not selling through.