Average cost For a Road Bike tune up.
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Average cost For a Road Bike tune up.
What is the average cost for a road bike tune up at a LBS. Go through the gears and adjust. True the wheels and adjust brakes?
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More than a six pack and less than heart surgery. $100+/-20 will get you the full treatment. Derailleur adjustment and wheel truing only around $40. Depends where you go and what you need. If you end up paying more than $150 it's worth learning to do some of it yourself.
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They charged me $85.00. I thought it was a little high but maybe not. I would like to learn myself. Any sites or good info on repair and adjustments you could recommend? Thanks
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Originally Posted by Epco
They charged me $85.00. I thought it was a little high but maybe not. I would like to learn myself. Any sites or good info on repair and adjustments you could recommend? Thanks
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$85 is more than I would pay if they did just what you listed (though they may have done more). Were there any replacement cables or brake shoes involved?
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For a general tune up, I would say anything more than about $0.01 and it is worth doing yourself. I hate to be without my bike for more than 1 day, and especially this time of year, all of the shops are very busy with long turn-around times. This stuff is not that hard to learn. My advice is to invest your money in tools and instruction books instead. Then you can keep your bike continuously tuned up, for free.
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Hmmmmmmmmmm, maybe $40.
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In the land of "overpriced" (ie NYC), a "tune-up" of the nature you described is around $45. A "Overhaul" is closer to $100.
$85 seems way too high if all they did was adjust gears/brakes.
$85 seems way too high if all they did was adjust gears/brakes.
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I'm going to pay around 70 bucks to have my bike tuned up and have a cyclocomputer put on. I was going to do it myself, but I just got the bike and I know nothing at this point and would rather have someone else do it the first time.
I borrowed my friend's Zinn book after I had purchased The bicycling guide to complete bicycle maintenance and repair (I bought it because it was for both road and mtb). The zinn book seems a little more user friendly for someone just starting out, does anyone have anything to add about the bicycling book?
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I borrowed my friend's Zinn book after I had purchased The bicycling guide to complete bicycle maintenance and repair (I bought it because it was for both road and mtb). The zinn book seems a little more user friendly for someone just starting out, does anyone have anything to add about the bicycling book?
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Does anyone know of any articles on how to remove brake/shifter cables from my Shimano RSX road shifters? Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to remove the old handlebars and install my new bullhorn bars before I take the bike in to get new cables run.
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Originally Posted by pschirm
Does anyone know of any articles on how to remove brake/shifter cables from my Shimano RSX road shifters? Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to remove the old handlebars and install my new bullhorn bars before I take the bike in to get new cables run.
Also try https://bike.shimano.com
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Originally Posted by pschirm
How much should I expect to pay to get my road handlebars removed and the bullhorn/tri bars put on?
I'll do it for you for around $100...won't find a better offer anywhere else on the internets
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85 bucks? If they're truing wheels (20-30 $), installing brake pads (15-20 $), replacing all cables & housing (20-+? $), and tuning up everything (20-30 $), 85 bucks is reasonable.
But it's worth learning how to do basic stuff. It will save you $ and you won't have to run to the shop everytime your Derailleur skips.
But it's worth learning how to do basic stuff. It will save you $ and you won't have to run to the shop everytime your Derailleur skips.
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Originally Posted by Lucky07
85 bucks? If they're truing wheels (20-30 $), installing brake pads (15-20 $), replacing all cables & housing (20-+? $), and tuning up everything (20-30 $), 85 bucks is reasonable.
But it's worth learning how to do basic stuff. It will save you $ and you won't have to run to the shop everytime your Derailleur skips.
But it's worth learning how to do basic stuff. It will save you $ and you won't have to run to the shop everytime your Derailleur skips.
I think everyone should know how to tune up their bike; 'course that's not to say I'm opposed to taking it to the shop and having them do it if I'm lazy (best case in point: truing my wheels. I can do it...but if it's around the time where I need the entire bike overhauled, I'll have them do it)