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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
I looked at upgrading my wife's bike to a 105 groupset, and it is half the price online of what the LBS wanted just for parts. The LBS are not doing themselves any favours with that kind of markup.
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It's not their fault. The distributor in Canada is to blame for the insane prices for Shimano, SRAM and Campy. It's been that way for a couple of decades; I managed a shop when I was a student and used to read through the catalogues. The cost for many parts is higher than retail from Ribble, Evans, Total Cycling in the UK. Most people go with Wiggle/Chain Reaction but unless there is a sale they are usually higher than the others.
Best scenario for the shops; you order the parts online and get the shop to install. They usually prefer labour hours anyway.