In my experience, LBSs are generally terrible at fulfilling special orders. I also try to buy locally when I can, but it's hard to do when I will be a) usually paying more and b) putting up with a longer wait.

A friend took his broken Brooks saddle to a local shop in early December, and they still don't have the replacement bolt that wallbike.com could have delivered in a few days.
        
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On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:10 AM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote:

Unless their LBS is like mine...

:-/


On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected] > wrote:
Surely there are shops much closer to home for small parts? Sorry if
that's a glib answer, but I often talk to local-to-me folks who order
odds and ends online when I have the same items on-hand at a
competitive price within easy bike-range. They are often surprised to
learn that whatever items they want are available locally.

On Jan 5, 7:12 pm, William Henderson <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I like to go to Riv now and then, but it's an expensive BART ticket
> from SF and quite a bit of time if I'm just getting an odd part or
> two. On the other hand, I don't want to pay shipping for a cheap part
> nor do I like the idea of packaging and trucking a part that I can
> carry in my pocket home.
>
> Propposed solution: I order my parts, they wait at Riv for a couple
> days, and then on the weekend we take turns doing a mass pick up for
> SF folks. Informally, one pickup gets you one free "shipment". The
> courier can meet the rest of us back in the city at a central location
> (coffee shop), where there will be much rejoicing, perhaps a quick
> ride, etc.
>
> Anyone interested?

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