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Well, I did say above that I understand businesses need to make profit, also stated I was willing to pay more in a bike shop rather than online. Not sure how this constitute having my cake and eating it! I've happily paid £6 or even more for brake cables in London, because it was convenient, knowing it's nearly 3 times what I would pay on eBay if buying in bulk... I also recently bought a basic lock in a bike shop nearly £20 more than online because I needed it as an emergency, and accepted the fact without moaning. But when wanting to buy cables (at whatever price), puncture repair kits, or near universal crank bolts becomes seen as being an esoteric costumer, isn't that a bit much? I'm not especially keen on the tendency of how most bike shops are becoming, but, having ranted about it in the past (and being mildly told of and explained how things were by @edscoble ), I now accept it and just modestly say "(most) bike shops don't suit my needs"; if that's not gentle enough a statement, then I don't know how to put it... Of course I deplore that rental costs make things tough for bike shops (and sadly for lot of people in general) but I'm not buying a Pinnacle... I'll happily visit @fly 's shop when I'm in the area though...