Iwasgoodonce
Old School Grand Master
I don’t seem to have a local bike shop. Leisure Lakes (I think) upped and left Wolverhampton to somewhere less on fire or something. I used to go there for things mountain bike.
I used to go to Fred Williams for road stuff. They are still there but won’t let you walk in off the street. You need to make an online sales or workshop appointment in advance. I was in town on Saturday having bought 5Kg of fresh tomatoes from the market. I wanted to also get cable cutters, gloves, bottle cages and bottles but couldn’t as I didn’t have an appointment.
I really don’t know what point my post is trying to make but online is useful to me.
If I had a LBS that would allow the odd impulse purchase I would happily use them. Then I could have spent Saturday afternoon fettling rather than elbow deep in tomatoes and garlic.
I used to go to Fred Williams for road stuff. They are still there but won’t let you walk in off the street. You need to make an online sales or workshop appointment in advance. I was in town on Saturday having bought 5Kg of fresh tomatoes from the market. I wanted to also get cable cutters, gloves, bottle cages and bottles but couldn’t as I didn’t have an appointment.
I really don’t know what point my post is trying to make but online is useful to me.
If I had a LBS that would allow the odd impulse purchase I would happily use them. Then I could have spent Saturday afternoon fettling rather than elbow deep in tomatoes and garlic.