Originally Posted by
ltxi
I understand your hesitation, OP. I personally won't do this. Regardless the service being priced out and offered, I consider it poor form. But then, I'm not budget limited and deal with a good LBS that values my business and takes good care of me.
And why wouldn't your LBS value the OP's business too? We need to move away from this thinking that buying mail-order is somehow a wrong thing to do.
Here's an example of a business that's embracing the assembly of mail-order bicycles:
Velofix announces bicycle delivery program | Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
The OP has bought a bike. A smart business will celebrate with the customer and happily take a fee for putting the bike together.