dereksmalls wrote:A local shop here that has been in operation for about 25 years recently closed due to them losing business from people buying stuff online cheap and then bringing it in for them to fit etc, myself included. When I found out that was one of the contributing factors I felt quite guilty.
Shouldn't the shop be grateful that you guys even brought it into them for them to charge you to build, overhaul or fit you to your bike? Rather than you doing it yourself or going to a competitor? Basically they still got to charge money for a service that they might not otherwise have gotten. If they can't be competitive on bike parts, then might need to reconsider how the market is working and adjust accordingly? Every other business in the economy has to do this.