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Its a healthy balance between both. Not all of us can afford to buy the more expensive items from the LBS as you can achieve better prices online. However for cheap items, such as grips, chains, little things does it hurt to spend a couple of extra quid if that to support a local community. I know my main Local shop has a fair role to play in helping to keep trails alive, plus the guys that work there a legends. You may also find the more times you visit youre local shop the more the staff will get to know you, and I personally have managed to get myself a nice chunk of discount from knowing the guys that run it. Plus if the parts you need are in stock you get it there and then which has saved my skin more than a few times now. Any decent bike shop will be massively grateful for the business you do give them and the fact I know im helping the keep biking enthusiasts in a job so they can afford to do the sport we all love so much, i dont mind spending a couple of extra quid. And finally i have struggled in the past to weigh up the many options for parts available online, there is too many parts and each items description is purely from the manufacturers that dont have a bad thing to say about their parts. Once you have got to know youre shops staff a little bit they will be in a much better place to help balance the pro's and con's to make that all important decision. Dont be stingy and help people a little!

Dammit, I watched this so many time I forgot my spuds were on the boil. Remember kids always protection your hob else it gets messy!!