I would love to buy a bike from my LBS. Next year I plan to buy two bikes one commuting bike and one full suspension.
I like my LBS, two good lads, good for repairs, if something can be fixed in two minutes they will do it there and then for nothing. I can push my bike to the shop and I try to support them when I can.
However they don't stock the brands of bikes I want. And they can't get them. However when I do get them they will get the business for the maintenance, I can't do myself and a few bits and bobs.
They will tell me they have a similar bikes that ride similar etc, but thats not want I want, after extensive research I've decided on the models i'll buy.
I feel bad that I can't support them more!! If they stocked the brands of bikes I wanted then they'd be sorted.
Does anyone else have this dilemna? Has anyone else bought a bike purely becasue it's from their LBS?
If I buy the bikes I want i'll be supporting somebody else's LBS.
Matt

