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I'll share something fwiw.

It surprised me.

-I mean REALLY surprised me.

Some of the local bike shops have been price matching the online stuff. Before hitting the buy it now button, I've been asking shops, and they've been really stepping up to the plate.

EDIT- and this isn't me going in and lowballing "I saw something on the internet for x dollar" either. I don't want to be "that" guy. They are straight up offering the net prices.

I bought some garmin stuff this summer, same prices, or negligible differences, and was happy to go through the local shops- and shipping was quick and free. Also, at least one item became a warranty issue and the bike shop took care of it. It was a 1k dollar issue, and it was nice to have a face who remembered selling it to me.

I'll still do some small items online, but when it comes to bigger ticket stuff, I'm checking the shops more and more.

And I never thought I'd be saying that!