yeah i know, i should have bought it at my LBS, but i knew who worked at sportchek, so i got a discount, i acutally only payed 400 for that bike, which is a pretty good deal. and sportchek, they have a bike shop there for repairs and stuff, so..i guess that's okay? i have a friend who bought his bike at sportchek, and it seemed like he was getting his bike maintenence pretty good? im new to mountain biking, and in a year maybe, ill probably get a new bike, this time, at my LBS. the components though, they arent that different right?