Originally Posted by
noglider
I've been ordering a lot online but lately, I'm patronizing my LBSs more. It only costs me a little extra to keep things local, and it figure what goes around comes around. I still order online though. I'm not religious about the issue. I appreciate that LBSs keep things in stock for my convenience. But when they don't have what I need, half the time I order it myself.
If it is something that I want to try on before buying (clothes, shoes, helmet, etc), then I will purchase it locally whenever possible.