Originally Posted by
RazorWind
I wasn't aware that they could be had that cheap. The lowest I'd seen was more like $160 to $180, from mail order places in the UK, which are a serious gamble when buying something like shoes.
You appear to be living testimony to the fact that buying from your LBS can be just as serious a gamble.
I would take the $80 offer, for all the reasons others have posted.