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Avoid. As much as I can.
Didn't you know, everyone on STW is an expert IT consultant, hardcore mountain bike rider, averages over 25mph on the road, climbs E5 on sight, is a professional level chef, bike and car mechanic, and does all their own plumbing, electrics, joinery and building work.
Too true - I never let anyone else fiddle with my plumbing.
Since I've discovered that headsets go in fine with a mallet and a chopping board I've used them less and less!
I have a good LBS nearby - Dales Cycles in Glasgow.
Staff are pretty knowledgable and friendly. I try and use them as often as I can for bits and pieces - cables, lube, tyres.
Its also good to fall back on their workshop when I get stuck with something like stuck pivot axles when I was doing the bearings on my Blur frame. However I genuinely enjoy fixing stuff myself so I would only ever use their workshop for these types of jobs.
If you have a good LBS then support them you never know when you might need them.
I do all my own building/servicing so I never use my LBS for that. Not one for all the latest kit/clothes etc either so I tend to make do with whatever i've already got.
But, I do like having a decent LBS to go and have a browse/chat. And as a lot of my rides start from the shop I do tend to buy stuff that i might need that day from them; food, patches etc.
Oh, and if you get to know your shop staff they will likely discount stuff to make it cheaper than CRC anyway. Which is nice.
Didn't you know, everyone on STW is an expert IT consultant, hardcore mountain bike rider, averages over 25mph on the road, climbs E5 on sight, is a professional level chef, bike and car mechanic, and does all their own plumbing, electrics, joinery and building work.
Rubbish. I can't cook and can't be bothered with servicing cars so they go back to the dealer. All the rest is easy stuff.... what's E5?