My LBS is four blocks from my house. Its one of Two in the COUNTY that I know of. It STINKS! Not to mention names (Ridge Cyclery, Highland IN ) But these guys are too busy doing inventory to bother to answer a question! That was the first time I went in (I was looking for a rack to hold a Massive ammount of weight). I decided to give them another try when I wanted to get my 7yo son a new bike. All they had were BMX style bikes and he couldnt get the hange of the one he already has! They seem to deal in Schwinn, Raleigh and NOS bikes that the origional owner stashed away in the 70's (To my uneducated eyes, those NOS bikes are WAY over priced too). The last time I tried them, I went in for a pump..... The cheapest pump that had a gauge was $35! But I figured that after shipping buying one on-line would be about the same, so I plunked down my Debit card.... Got it home and the gauge was a POS. It would read 0 when first put on the tube, regardless of the actuall pressure. It would then go up from that! I went to take it back, and the sales kid gave me a rash and a sh&t about returning it......

The local TREK store, on the other hand, has been VERY good to me. I was just looking around and CHAD (he was so polite, I actually remember his name! ) spent 20 min with me just talking and answering questions. This store is also one of the top 100 LBS in the country, and it shows. I mentioned how I wanted a LHT, and it was a shame they couldnt get it(being a TREK store), when CHAD said "Yes we can! Just come in and order it, and it will be here in less than a week, free shipping". That pretty much sold me! Btw, its in Schererville IN, on HWY 30 & Cline Ave.

JMHO
Billy