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I think the captive stores are pretty boring. But Spesh and Trek have pretty good accessories, so they are adequate to my needs if I moved to somewhere that was the only choice. I imagine that what looks monotonous to me might actually be attractive to a lot of people, especially if the store is big enough to carry the full line of bikes from one of these manufacturers
But I doubt these companies will find out things are better when they own the store. For one thing, they are going to be paying salaries where an IBD might take a hit during slow times. I imagine there are a lot of other hidden costs they aren't really taking into account.
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