So happy many of you have good LBSs.

Me? It's been quite a while since I've darkened the doors of my local nincompoops. Why pay more for locally sourced incompetence?

My last three '+1's were 100% Internet (inspiration, advice, recommendations, reviews, purchase). Bicycles are 1890s technology - it's not tough.

The only cycling related things I buy locally anymore are bike shoes and helmets (and I got my Bell Impulse @ Walmart, not the LBS).