A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts.
Bike shops may be small businesses, chain, mail-order or online vendors. Local bike shops (sometimes abbreviated LBS[1]) are a key component of the bicycle industry and, in recognition of the value that local bike shops provide, some manufacturers only sell their bicycles through dealerships. In the UK and Ireland, the expression independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) is also used.[2]
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