Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Most straight forward , patronize a proper bike shop.. service after the sale.
That's it. Buy from the shop, preferably, but if you don't, you're pretty much honor bound to get tubes, tools, a helmet or SOMETHING there. Using their expertise, then ordering online, is cheesy. And someday, when the bike needs something in a hurry, an established customer is likely to get faster service than a guy who rolls in with a mail order bike.