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Old 07-17-10 | 12:40 PM
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BassManNate
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From: O'Fallon, MO

Bikes: Motobecane Strada Ltd. 1.0

How much is too much?

I realize that I may get flamed for this post as I'm sure there are plenty of professionals on this forum that work in local bike shops (and I really like to support you guys!) but here it goes anyway.

Now, I realize that local bike shops really don't have the lower costs associated with online retailers like Jenson, but how much is too much for tools? I really like throwing my business at the local guys, but so much of the time, I feel like I'm gouged when I walk out.

For instance, I went to my local shop today because I needed a chain breaker. They had the Park CT-5 which was what I was sorta looking at getting anyway. Jenson has it for $15.95 but they had it for $28.99 at the shop! I bought it anyway because I was in desperate need of a good chain tool but what do you guys feel is too much to pay for tools before you go to an online retailer? There really aren't any shops in town that carry as wide of a selection of tools as this one does!
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