I think I was to negetive about these stores. I just don't like to see them push out small independent stores. I buy almost all my parts from mailorder now. I try to promote a store in town ( about 45 min. away), but they usually don't have what I want and I can internet order it cheaper and faster. Still I try to promote this one store because the owner is second gen. owner and his sons are helping out now. I would trust my bikes to him. Most shops I don't trust to do the kind of work I like. I would not trust my bike to these big stores unless I knew the mech..