Originally Posted by
PedallingATX
I only buy certain things from the LBS. If I was investing in a >$2000 road bike, I would probably buy from LBS just b/c of warranty issues, etc. BUT, for any cheaper bike I would go online just b/c you will save a lot of money. I still buy some parts (chains, cogs, tools, etc) at LBS for convenience sake.
$950 for a pista? HAHAHA
Also, I have found that most LBS employees aren't exactly experts. At the risk of sounding like a d-bag, I'm gonna go ahead and say that I know more about FG and road bikes than 90% of the employees at LBShops. There is only one LBS mechanic in Austin that i trust to work on my bike. When I was first starting out in FG bikes, I had a left crank arm fall off and a hub stripped b/c the mechanics at both shops didn't do the work well. That's when I started buying tools and learning how to do my own work.
good job, you must be the wizard of bike repair. why don't you come out to portland and i'll give you a job. well you risked it and ended up sounding like a total ******. you are the type of customer that i hate. the guy that thinks he know more than the person who has spent years behind the bench dealing with **** you couldn't begin to know where to start. you think you know more than 90% of the mechanics in Austin about road and fixed gear bikes?? are you ****ing ********?!?! seriously, are you? i would feel bad if you had some mental problems.