Originally Posted by kergin
What about price matching? For example: a shop in downtown Toronto has a CAAD9 Optimo 3 for $1799. A shop in Streetsville, Mississauga, which is about an hour's drive, has the same bike for $1719. Do you think it's reasonable for the Toronto store to match the other shop?
You can definitely ask the LBS if they are willing to price match from a shop thats an hour away. Just be nice about it. Say that you like their shop better and would rather purchase from them. And considering that its only an 80 dollar difference, I don't see why they'd refuse. Asking to pricematch from an online store might be pushing it though, just to warn you. Just be careful to strike a good balance of not trying to sound too demanding vs being a complete pushover.