Originally Posted by
cc700
and again, if you buy stuff off of bike island you should be either 1: a competent mechanic who can install it or 2: willing to pay 30 dollars more from people that satisfy 1.
there are a lot of things bad shops will do to try and gouge customers. selling an all city crankset for $125 is not one of them. you make it sound like supporting a good shop isn't worth 30 dollars.
I guess you have it all figured out brother. You heard it here folks, if you find good deals on the web you damn sure better be a professional bike mechanic or else you're stupid.
I didn't say supporting a good shop was not worth $30. Actually I said it was worth approx $500 (for the past 2 months). And I never said they were gouging anyone. I said "I'm not saying they're dishonest" and went on to let you know I'm not wealthy. If I had a fat savings account full of cash I would gladly pay $42.50 more for the exact same part.
$42.50 is bigger than $30. Not sure where you got $30 from, try to keep up.