LBS websites: what’s helpful and/or interesting?

[Irulan]

Please make hours and phone number easy to find.
links to Local clubs, local regular/rides,advocacy organizations

[shootingstar]

This is a more sophisticated LBS web site for a shop in Toronto. I used to shop there and did know some of the employees.

Vancouver's LBS web sites do not have this degree of comprehensive coverage or depth of information across multiple areas.


Also this link indicates a blog which they look after too.
http://www.ucycle.com/

[Owlie]

Easy-to-find phone numbers, hours and location. The one here that I like puts them in the top frame/css thing so it's visible on every page.
Services and prices.
"We carry..."
Links to places to ride--trails, road rides
A little blurb about the shop is always fun. The aforementioned shop also takes the opportunity to introduce the shop Labrador (whose sole functions appear to be stealing old tubes and being petted).

The one at home has a helpful little guide to buying one's first road bike too.

[TrekTheKaty]

Two helpful features I've seen:

publish team ride routes (It's nice to have a proven, pre-measured route--or feel out a ride before joining the group).

They publish pics of customers pre-ordered frames when they open the box--just kind of fun for us regular folk!

[pll]

publish team ride routes (It's nice to have a proven, pre-measured route--or feel out a ride before joining the group).

I would *LOVE* if bike shops did this... It would be great for exploring nearby cities: know where the bike shop is, have a ride handy with water/food spots singled out.