Bike Shop Bottom Feeders

Bike shop employees from coast to coast and around the world are familiar with the bottom feeder. He or she is the person who comes in to the local bike shop (LBS), and asks for advice, tries things on for size, and then makes their purchase online because they can get things cheaper there. Please people, do not become a BF! With all of the consolidation in the bike industry you see fewer and fewer truly small independent bicycle dealers, and more and more megalomaniacal Performance Bicycle type shops staffed by people who could just as easily be working at the GAP.

Small shops have larger overhead, get smaller discounts from distributors, and have less cash on hand than online retailers. What they do have are knowledgeable, passionate, folks who want to help you enjoy cycling as much as they do.