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 [i]all[/i] 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.