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Originally Posted by velomonkey
When I worked in shop from 92 to 96 while on college it was cheaper for us as employees to order a build kit from colorado cyclist than it was to get the wholesale price of a group set from quality. There is nothing new here with Ribble.
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So my experience is 16 years, you've brought that up to 24, there are lots of smart LBS owners, why hasn't this problem been fixed in all these years?
I actually suspect one of the more successful LBSes in my area is actually sourcing parts from alternative sources to be competitive and perhaps taking chances on warranty issues. Say they're buying Shimano components.. they could probably save enough buying overseas themselves to eat the warranty costs themselves.