diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2de9c1f..d09b8da 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.8.1'
   gem 'factory_girl_rails', '~> 1.2'
   gem 'pry', '~> 0.9.8'
+  gem 'faker'
 end
 
 group :test do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index da41dad..997ddc6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ GEM
     factory_girl_rails (1.7.0)
       factory_girl (~> 2.6.0)
       railties (>= 3.0.0)
+    faker (1.2.0)
+      i18n (~> 0.5)
     ffi (1.6.0)
     formatador (0.2.4)
     gherkin (2.11.6)
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   decent_exposure (~> 1.0.1)
   devise (~> 2.0.4)
   factory_girl_rails (~> 1.2)
+  faker
   guard-rspec
   guard-spork
   haml-rails (~> 0.3.4)
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index b56fc3b..e06aaf5 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ end
 
 if Rails.env.development?
 
-  #create default admin user
+  #create default users
   if User.all.empty?
-    FactoryGirl.create(:user)
-    FactoryGirl.create(:staff)
-    FactoryGirl.create(:bike_admin)
-    FactoryGirl.create(:admin)
-    FactoryGirl.create(:user_profile)
+    u = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    FactoryGirl.create(:user_profile, user_id: u.id)
+    u = FactoryGirl.create(:staff)
+    FactoryGirl.create(:user_profile, user_id: u.id)
+    u = FactoryGirl.create(:bike_admin)
+    FactoryGirl.create(:user_profile, user_id: u.id)
+    u = FactoryGirl.create(:admin)
+    FactoryGirl.create(:user_profile, user_id: u.id)
   end
 
   #create fake bikes
diff --git a/spec/factories/bikes.rb b/spec/factories/bikes.rb
index ed8c0d0..0151534 100644
--- a/spec/factories/bikes.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/bikes.rb
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :bike do
     sequence(:shop_id) {|n| n}
     sequence :serial_number do |n|
-      "S/N# #{n}"
+      "#{Faker::Code.isbn}-#{n}"
     end
-    bike_brand_id 1
-    bike_model_id 1
-    color "FFFFFF"
-    bike_style_id 1
-    seat_tube_height 5
-    top_tube_length 6
-    bike_wheel_size_id 1
-    value 100
-    bike_condition_id 1
-    bike_purpose_id 1
+    bike_brand_id { Random.rand(100) }
+    model { Faker::Commerce.product_name }
+    color { sprintf("%06X", Random.rand(16777215) ) }
+    bike_style_id { Random.rand(2) }
+    seat_tube_height { Random.rand(25) }
+    top_tube_length { Random.rand(25) }
+    bike_wheel_size_id { Random.rand(10) }
+    value { Random.rand(200) }
+    bike_condition_id { Random.rand(2) }
+    bike_purpose_id { Random.rand(2) }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/user_profiles.rb b/spec/factories/user_profiles.rb
index b32f483..0d746a5 100644
--- a/spec/factories/user_profiles.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/user_profiles.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :user_profile do
     user_id 1
-    addrStreet1 "Charles Street"
-    addrStreet2 "Apt #42"
-    addrCity "Baltimore"
-    addrState "MD"
-    addrZip "21231"
-    phone "(410)8675309"
+    addrStreet1 { Faker::Address.street_address }
+    addrStreet2 { Faker::Address.secondary_address }
+    addrCity { Faker::Address.city }
+    addrState { Faker::Address.state_abbr }
+    addrZip { Faker::Address.zip_code }
+    phone { Faker::PhoneNumber.cell_phone }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/users.rb b/spec/factories/users.rb
index 1ad7f21..e29025d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/users.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/users.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :user do
+
     sequence(:username) { |n| "user_#{n}" }
     sequence(:email) { |n| "user_#{n}@example.com" }
     password 'password'