The Rules !

[Shebeen]

Worst cycling rules ever

[Robbie Stewart]

Rule #58

 

Support your local bike shop.

 

Never buy bikes, parts or accessories online. Going into your local shop, asking myriad inane questions, tying up the staff’s time, then going online to buy is akin to sleeping with your best friend’s wife, then having a beer with him after. Online is evil and will be the death of the bike shop. If you do purchase parts online, be prepared to mount and maintain them yourself. If you enter a shop with parts you have bought online and expect them to fit them, be prepared to be told to see your online seller for fitting and warranty help.

{my addition} - The only exception is buying from your local bike shop's online portal, and then going to the store to collect and /or fit your purchase. This is acceptable.

[Simon123]

TLDR 

[deanbean]

Rule #58

 

Support your local bike shop.

 

Never buy bikes, parts or accessories online. Going into your local shop, asking myriad inane questions, tying up the staff’s time, then going online to buy is akin to sleeping with your best friend’s wife, then having a beer with him after. Online is evil and will be the death of the bike shop. If you do purchase parts online, be prepared to mount and maintain them yourself. If you enter a shop with parts you have bought online and expect them to fit them, be prepared to be told to see your online seller for fitting and warranty help.

 

{my addition} - The only exception is buying from your local bike shop's online portal, and then going to the store to collect and /or fit your purchase. This is acceptable.

I was chatting to a LBS about this yesterday. I buy most big items online and fit them myself, but he was saying that they welcome people bringing their purchases and they'll fit them, at a cost! Quite fair imho

 

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