Well I have tried every LBS in my area and the two which I think are the best could not be completely different from each other. One sells only high-end Italian bikes (cheapest bike they carry in store is $3000) and the other is a Performance Bike. The biggest local shop which has three locations in the city sells Specialized, Trek, Cervelo, Gary Fisher, Salsa, and a couple of other brands yet they are always pushing Treks and Bontrager stuff. The only reason I go there is because they have a good selection of shoes and have a very good return policy on saddles. The other big one sells a couple different brands but they might as well just be called "The Felt Shop" because that is all they carry in the store. Then there is also Mellow Johnny's which is the shop Lance owns but I always feel awkward when I go in the place.

Everyone knocks on Performance but my local store is never pushy and have good prices on stuff.