Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
No way this is true.
Your points are all over the place, Amesja. My LBS stocks cotter pins because they work on and deal with vintage bikes (that's their niche). But, cotter pins are an antiquated method not used on decent bicycles for a half century. I do not expect the carbon fiber bike dealers to deal with them and I don't judge them if they aren't familiar with cotter pin removal or installation. It's not as black and white as you make it out to be. I don't expect an Applebee's to sell me a Peking duck just because it's a restaurant.
My LBS stocks them and gets about three requests a year.
I see your point about Applebee's -but nobody says "support your local Applebee's" or it will go broke and all will be sad and gnash their teeth due to its passing.
These LBS's expect us to patronize them and berate folks who chose other options. Seems to me many of them are not giving US the option to take them up on their expectations.
When people get sick of crappy burgers at Applebee's they will fade away. Same with the LBS...