Believe me, I wasn't trying to be a deuche. I've worked in boutique audio retail for years, which is a very similar business to bikes. I was very willing to pay more...I was pretty sure that it was a pricing error on their part. When I asked, he checked an updated price list and priced the bike exactly where every other shop had it.

I'll do a lot of things for good service, including paying considerably more money. But I'm also not an idiot. A grocery clerk last week rung up a few oz of mushrooms at 12.00. I'm not going to stand by and say that that's the cost for good service.

Anyway, I'm glad it worked out. They're selling at the correct price and I'm getting the bike I want. No need to label me as trying to take advantage of the lbs. That's why I asked th question here first before calling the store.