A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shops instead

Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop... by scoofy on Monday August 23, 2021 @06:31PM (#28282851)

Again... I don't care about how much you, or I, spend on bikes. I'm a nerd, I do most of the work myself. You seem like that too.

I'm talking about cost in relation to alternatives. If the cost in relation to alternatives is low, then you can easily afford luxurious maintenance, as you'd be spending the same money, and lots more, paying for any alternative.

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Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop... by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:55AM (#28299350)

Just because the cost in relation to alternatives is low does not mean that you can easily afford luxurious maintenance. Some folks are poor, and spending more on x means less for y - and sometimes y is food or electricity.

Heck, that last one is true even if you aren't doing luxurious maintenance.

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Re:A bike parts company ditched Amazon to support indie shop... by dheera on Monday August 23, 2021 @06:33PM (#28282875)

Well yes, if the alternatives are viable.

For someone on grad student income, owning a car is largely not viable, it's not even an alternative that is remotely in sight.

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