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Not to be an ass, but why not go to a local bike shop? Nothing in your comment seems impossible to source. Idk, with all the tariffs and everything I'm sure trying to go local as much as possible.
That's a legitimate question.
I try to support local bike shops as much as I can, but I'm not rich, and have to be mindful of my budget.
After shipping and currency conversion, this order comes to ~$167 Canadian. If I were to price the same items locally, it would come out to $355+, and I'd have to get them from three different shops, and possibly pay for shipping on at least one of the items.
It was the same with my last order, where I saved a significant amount of money getting tires that would be coming from Germany anyway.
For example a winter tyre that is exceptionally small can be very difficult to obtain. Or something that has a larger diameter than tyres typically do. Or the tyre has a small diameter but is very wide. Or has some other required features but also needs to be protected against punctures?
At least getting winter tyres for my child's bike was absolutely impossible in any bike shop I visited, because even the ones selling relatively small winter tyres had them with a diameter two inches bigger than what fits that bike.
Yes, availability has been a challenge with some of the tires I use (16" for trailers, 20" for my folding bike, 26" for my old MTB), but cost is a huge factor, too.
I find no joy in paying $70 - $200 more for a few items I need, just to "buy local". I've spent a lot of money at local shops, but not when it feels like I'm being ripped off.