Sorry to hear that, wawaski!

That's what happens when independent bike shops have to compete against the likes of Performance and SuperGo and Nashbar - the high volume mail-order places can cut their prices more than the LBSs can, people buy and buy and buy from the cut rate shops, and the LBSs go out of business.

Unless you live in an area that has a lot of cyclists (as AG and I do, lucky us!) LBSs, which cannot match the prices offered by the high volume superstores, have little or no chance of survival.

- Jo