An open letter against online retailers

If a co cant eng a bike to use all standard (common readilly avail metric or standard) hardware, then its poor design in my eyes.
Similar to how Fords use metric and standard. I mean get it together already.

Furthermore, this is why I respect companies that use standard hardware.

I'm pretty sure I had a mild stroke when I read this. It's just that asinine a statement. Kind of like saying, "I prefer to wipe my ass with sandpaper rather than Charmin"

It's just doesn't make any sense!

also, the "shift" key on my keyboard is broken.
damn.

You do know that there are two shift keys on a keyboard? ;)

It's not just bike parts that are cheap online. You can buy a spare battery for a digital camera for $5 on eBay, yet the local camera store wants $50.

I'm pretty sure the local bike shop owners and employees hunt for the best prices for goods they consume, so I don't see why their place of business should be treated any differently. In the end, the shops that do good business will make it.

I'm pretty sure I had a mild stroke when I read this. It's just that asinine a statement. Kind of like saying, "I prefer to wipe my ass with sandpaper rather than Charmin"

It's just doesn't make any sense!

Yikes, I meant commonly available standard metric hardware; NOT SAE.

Yikes, I meant commonly available standard metric hardware; NOT SAE.

So you are against having a pile of extra tools you hardly use then.

So you are against having a pile of extra tools you hardly use then.

I'm all for having them, I'm very against needing them though.

Yikes, I meant commonly available standard metric hardware; NOT SAE.

ah, gotcha.
It's like fizic said, Ford uses metric and standard, and they're a pain to work on.

:lol:

You do know that there are two shift keys on a keyboard? ;)

I've never actually used the left shift key, and after so many years of hitting the right one, I tend to forget that it exists.

I'm getting there though. I now have caps where caps should be!

:rocker:

It's not just bike parts that are cheap online. You can buy a spare battery for a digital camera for $5 on eBay, yet the local camera store wants $50.

Yeah, a counterfeit battery that will explode in your face. There is a TON of counterfeit merchandise on eBay that looks just like the real thing but is actually shit.

Plenty of legit deals too, they're just harder to find.

I've never actually used the left shift key, and after so many years of hitting the right one, I tend to forget that it exists.

type "A" for me.

Yeah, a counterfeit battery that will explode in your face. There is a TON of counterfeit merchandise on eBay that looks just like the real thing but is actually shit.

Plenty of legit deals too, they're just harder to find.

More exploding batteries have been sold as quality batteries (Sony) than what's on eBay.

I just purchased a couple replacement batteries for the iPhone. $10, and they're OEM.

type "A" for me.

:lol:

while I buy most of my parts from my LBS, I can't hate on CRC, some brands are just not available over here (chromag etc.), so online orders are my only resort for these parts