If prices are comparable between online and what I can get at my LBS, I'll always go to the LBS. Do I think you should "break the bank" on a biking hobby? No. But if you have a planned purchase and want to advance it a bit because of the discount, then go for it.
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"When you are chewing the bars at the business end of a 90 mile road race you really dont care what gear you have hanging from your bike so long as it works."
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