BikesDirect has good prices but the same caveat applies to the other person who asked about buying online, - you can't try the bike first and if you end up not liking it you've got to ship it back or just live with it.

It's not that I would never consider buy from BD but I'd do so knowing it was somewhat of a risk. Even a used bike I can try first.

As far as the LBS attitude toward the bike goes, they'd probably see BD as direct competitor in a way that they wouldn't a used bike, - since they may sell used bikes themselves.