2 of my LBS’ s have closed in the last 18 months
I did buy some online stuff when I was a bit poor
But times are better and I’ve bought everything from
Pretty much one local ish shop , circa £800 in the last 5 weeks
It costs a few quid of diesel but already I’ve had
Great coffee , quality repairs and some loyalty credit which
Let me buy a few bits effectively free
A good bike shop is worth more than a few quid off
Use them whilst they are there and support them, especially when
They help you out sourcing kit – spares and all the weird and wonderful bits
For the record there are 2 bike shops within 4 miles
But they are greedy / incompetent / crap
So a big shout to Malcolm , Pete , Rich and Kev @
Escape route Pitlochry for keeping the LBS alive and kicking