Originally Posted by
Koyote
So, just to make sure I understand you correctly: you want to "support" an actual local bike shop, but you don't want to acknowledge that they have higher costs than online sellers?
Seems like you should just buy a bike online, and then hope that you don't need any sort of follow-up service.
i want to buy a trek bike from an actual store because trek doesn’t sell online, but if the prices are high then I was going to negotiate, because other local bike shops that carry other brands like giant have lower prices and sales. I know how to maintain my bike so I don’t need aftermarket service, I am not going to travel across the city just to service my bike. I understand canyon prices are lower because they only sell direct online, but I don’t see why the Emonda costs more than local competition and has less features