Originally Posted by Bonzo Banana

Great to see the local bike shops still have a strong showing but I'm a bit surprised the direct seller's are in the lead. I guess the Amazon bikes are more casual or impulse buy's and their buyers are less likely to be looking at bike forums. I've never actually bought a bike from a direct seller myself despite having quite a few bikes. Nearest I've got is a bicycles4u Paris Explorer but I bought it s/hand through ebay.