Re: Getting A New Bike Today

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"dgaddis" wrote

Buying mail-order (aka online) also means you get zero LBS support. Most shops will do tune ups for free on bikes you purchased from them. You’ll pay for anything you get done to a bike you bought elsewhere tho.

Not to mention most bike shops support the local riding scene. Jenson has probably never went to a work party at your local trails.

i bought that bike online and for the price jenson sold it for, I could pay for tune-ups for the next 5 years to break even! I know it is a good thing to support the LBS, but here in DC, they wont do anything for free! it doesnt matter if I drop 3k on a bike they will do the break-in tune up and then I will pay from there on.

When money is limiting, its kind of hard to pass up the online deals. Also, LBS mark everything up so much! Its staggering how much cheaper the discount websites sell the parts for. I seriously had to pay over $8 for a tube when I needed one because I didnt want to wait for an online order! That is some serious mark-up!