The freindly attitude in most shops.

The ability to learn from professional who are trying to make money. Whilst doing them selfs out of buissness. (loCo I thank you)

The Face that most bearings can be replaced by your local engineering company for pennies.

a a set of fork o-rings can be found in a standard o ring box set.

bike shops to hang out in 🙂

The people.
The endless cake and tea (Although, it was cheese and biscuits last time I was in one of my LBSs)
Trade price/discounts 🙂

They smell nice.

The new ideas that people come up with.
The tiny changes that you don’t notice until you ride some old bit of retro bobbins .

It stops me spending all my money on coke and hookers

The bikes, the fact I can eat cake more than usual , and as the op says loco for all the help he gives out on here.