Create factory for seeding db with fake bikes, update seeds.rb

db/seeds.rb

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ if BikeBrand.all.empty? and BikeModel.all.empty?
 end
 
 if Rails.env.development?
-  user = FactoryGirl.build(:user)
+
-  FactoryGirl.create(:user) if not User.find_by_email(user.email)
+  #create default dev user
+  FactoryGirl.create(:user) if User.all.empty?
+
+  #create fake bikes
+  if Bike.all.empty?
+    42.times do |n|
+      FactoryGirl.create(:bike)
+    end
+  end
 end

spec/factories/bikes.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Read about factories at https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl
+
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :bike do
+    sequence :serial_number do |n|
+      "S/N# #{n}"
+    end
+    bike_brand_id 1
+    bike_model_id 1
+    color "FFFFFF"
+    bike_style_id 1
+    seat_tube_height 5
+    top_tube_length 6
+    wheel_size 27
+    value 100
+    bike_condition_id 1
+    bike_status_id 1
+  end
+end