In the whole scheme of things, we probably have some decent shops - just not the "ideal" that I would like to see. Of course, this is a drivers town with no real downtown. My ideal shop probably couldn't stay in business here - at least not in Raleigh. I think something might have a chance of making it in Durham. The roadies around here have their favorites that they seem fairly happy with.

Aside from the sizing issues I mentioned, my main problem is that the shops are very spread out. I drive very little now and try to avoid window shopping to minimize my purchases. As a result, I just don't get in most of the shops that often.