Why don't you just buy your bike online? http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...ge_pro_xii.htm


In general bike shops are lucky if they make 30% on a bike after they warehouse, build, sell and make multiple adjustments on it for you after you buy it. So if your buying a $900 bike the shop will make about 300 from which they need to deduct the above plus lights, rent, insurance, and a host of other things. after expenses they will be lucky to have $50 profit.

accesories may seem expensive at the shop but again there all the over head for those items too.

After you buy your rack and all the other stuff are you going to install them or ask the shop to do it?