Originally Posted by Gresp15C

That would be interesting to know. One article [0] suggests that Internet sales account for a relatively small fraction of bike sales. I'm guessing that bigger threats to LBS's are big-box and general sporting goods stores. Used bikes also cut into new bike sales. Granted, this is all anecdotal and speculative on my part, but I know lots of people who have bought new bikes, and nobody who has bought a bike online. I know very few people who buy parts to use or install themselves, as opposed to getting them installed at a shop.