Originally Posted by
enemy90
Hi I am planning to purchase a bike for regular use. I live in Canada, but do not know where to look as for a good selection and good price.
I am willing to drive down to the states as far as to seattle, places near bellingham would be better.
I'm guessing you live somewhere in the Vancouver/Fraser Valley area, given the places you're willing to drive to in the US. If you can narrow down exactly where you live, you may have some local people able to point you to a local shop they've had good luck at. As MichaelW said, buying from a local shop will enable you to getting sizing/fitting advice, as well as post purchase tune-ups. If you're so inclined, bike maintenance can certainly be done yourself, but if you don't want to do that, a relationship with your LBS can be invaluable.