Mountain Equipment Co-op has been selling bike parts and equipment for as long as I’ve shopped there, but now they’re selling bicycles in some of their stores. (Videos here.) Other bike shops are not happy about it, and they’re not taking it well: “Some bike-parts suppliers have even refused to ship to MEC, while one Quebec distributor last month dropped a major Canadian parts manufacturer from its roster because the supplier is selling to MEC.” I had no idea the specialty bike industry was such a closed shop: cheap bikes at Wal-Mart or Canadian Tire are one thing, but MEC’s invading their turf.