Originally Posted by
danmc
I'm actually quite selfish; I'll buy some stuff from the LBS that I could possibly find cheaper online because I'm hoping that perhaps sometime in the future when I need something fixed ASAP so I can ride later that day or the next and not wait a week for a repair they might show me some preference. That may be a misguided hope, though.
Ditto. And not misguided hope either. Has been so for me with my LBS (Westerville Bike Shop). Depending on what is going on, they have stopped what they were doing to take care of me. Nothing major, but still was keeping me from riding.