Butterbean, how many independent shops are going to sell lots of Expert carbon 29? It does not hurt to try,the one I rode last week was a lot under the rrp.
Very few, as it’s not really a target bike for your average IBD. Specialized have brought just a handfull of the Enduro 29″ into the UK, and the drops have been staggered throughout the year. Most of those are in the SCS outlets.
All it takes is some unexpected/unplanned good press & it throws a big spanner in the lead times. People have orders in, waiting literally for months, for bikes to show up. If there are shops discounting those particular key lines, it just sums up the stupidity of some IBD’s.
That doesn’t apply to demo bikes generally, shops tend to do as they please, and there are no trading restrictions imposed.