Originally Posted by
Iride01
They are already disappearing and have been for many years. A certain amount of people are completely comfortable already buying stuff online and don't use their LBS's. Perhaps if they go to their local shops to try something on before buying, then a certain percentage of them might just buy from the LBS since it's in their hands now.
Even if they don't fork out the potential $300 that a helmet might cost, they might buy a water bottle holder or pair of gloves while there.
If LBS's ostracize people browsing and just trying stuff on, then they'll definitely be out of business.
No one said anything about ostracizing. - where did that come from?
Just bought $120 helmet today from my LBS. The irony is they didn’t have a sizing chart at the shop so had to go to Specialized.com to figure out if the medium would be a touch too small since the shop didn’t have one in stock. The holiday internet special on the same helmet was $110 with free shipping. Keeping my neighbors employed is important, regardless of trends. I kindly agree to disagree.