Back in the summer I decided to buy a new bike. I went to my LBS, 5 mins from my house, one of the guys came over to me and I explained I wanted a full suspension bike for x-country mainly Swinley riding and I would go to max 2.5k. Not sure why but it transpired he didn’t think they would have anything there for me! Now I know that the shop has a lot of ‘high end’ stock but I could see price labels in my range.
So I went to PedalOn at Tadley (40 mins away in car) and the difference was amazing, they wanted to sell me a bike and spent time with me trying several different models. I brought a Trek from them which I love, and now whenever I need something I drive back there.
Just my pennys worth really.