Their selection can be hit or miss, but if your deal hunting bike closet is a great option
Bike Closet is great. They often have Assos deals and if you can catch an openbox tire special the price will be cheaper than you’ve ever seen.
I truly want to. It’s awfully tough though when parts are literally double the price vs online, and the store has to place an order just to get it on hand to sell to you.
I’d pay a premium to a local bike shop just because I like bike shops. But I cant pay twice as much to have a turnaround twice as long.
One I did not see mentioned is Wiggle/Chain Reaction. They no longer ship to the U S due to financial woes but they are still doing business in the U K and offer very good prices on a much bigger variety than almost any LBS can offer. If/when you are traveling it could be worth your while. When they used to ship worldwide have ordered many times, frame, clothing and parts and always been very satisfied.