My bike was serviced at LBS for £187
07-16-09, 04:29 PM
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My bike was serviced at LBS for £187
For that, I got new SRAM 12-26 cassette, SRAM chain, Shimano R450 rear brake which came with brake pads, new front brake pads, new fd, new inner cables all-round, bb check, headset check and tighten.
Not only can the LBS do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what I could achieve. If I had time, I'd still do it myself however. Not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but I guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of London, UK.
Not only can the LBS do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what I could achieve. If I had time, I'd still do it myself however. Not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but I guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of London, UK.
07-16-09, 04:38 PM
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for that, i got new sram 12-26 cassette, sram chain, shimano r450 rear brake which came with brake pads, new front brake pads, new fd, new inner cables all-round, bb check, headset check and tighten.
Not only can the lbs do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what i could achieve. If i had time, i'd still do it myself however. not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but i guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of london, uk.
Not only can the lbs do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what i could achieve. If i had time, i'd still do it myself however. not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but i guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of london, uk.
07-16-09, 04:46 PM
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07-16-09, 05:16 PM
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sounds fishy. why do you need a new brake and a new fd on a service. were they old or had you damaged them?
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You do realize that the "LBS" isn't some magical shop where little elves come out from the back and go to work on your bike, it's a place that hired a guy, just like you or I, to work on bikes. There's no reason why he (or she) would be able to do anything better, faster, or more precisely, then anyone else, other then them just not being good enough.
07-16-09, 05:23 PM
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For that, I got new SRAM 12-26 cassette, SRAM chain, Shimano R450 rear brake which came with brake pads, new front brake pads, new fd, new inner cables all-round, bb check, headset check and tighten.
Not only can the LBS do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what I could achieve. If I had time, I'd still do it myself however. Not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but I guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of London, UK.
Not only can the LBS do it faster, but they'll do it to a higher standard than what I could achieve. If I had time, I'd still do it myself however. Not ridden the bike yet, that'll come next week, but I guess it'll feel pretty different to how it was before. Of that price, £59 was for labour. This was in the middle of the finance district of London, UK.
07-16-09, 05:41 PM
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Also, one chain bike shop which shall remain nameless, put a bb on for me and much later on when i replaced it found they hadn't put any grease at all on the threads, totally bone dry. i was lucky it didn't fuse together.
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Put that money to better use next time and buy a repair stand. Then learn how to service things on your bike as the time comes.
187 British pounds = 307.6524 U.S. dollars
07-16-09, 09:13 PM
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You do realize that the "LBS" isn't some magical shop where little elves come out from the back and go to work on your bike, it's a place that hired a guy, just like you or I, to work on bikes. There's no reason why he (or she) would be able to do anything better, faster, or more precisely, then anyone else, other then them just not being good enough.
07-16-09, 09:14 PM
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I'd put 300 dollars into savings and buy a new bike soon thereafter...
I'd also never pay anyone $100 for labor on something I can fix myself. Much of the cost of the parts would probably also have been avoided, as I doubt all that wore out simultaneously.
I'd also never pay anyone $100 for labor on something I can fix myself. Much of the cost of the parts would probably also have been avoided, as I doubt all that wore out simultaneously.
07-16-09, 10:28 PM
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You do realize that the "LBS" isn't some magical shop where little elves come out from the back and go to work on your bike, it's a place that hired a guy, just like you or I, to work on bikes. There's no reason why he (or she) would be able to do anything better, faster, or more precisely, then anyone else, other then them just not being good enough.
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07-17-09, 05:53 AM
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07-17-09, 05:59 AM
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You do realize that the "LBS" isn't some magical shop where little elves come out from the back and go to work on your bike, it's a place that hired a guy, just like you or I, to work on bikes. There's no reason why he (or she) would be able to do anything better, faster, or more precisely, then anyone else, other then them just not being good enough.
Really though, it depends on the shop. Mine is owned by the mechanic who has been working on bikes of all types for 30 years. He can probably do 30 bike repairs properly in the time it takes me to fumble through one. This also disproves your theory.
07-17-09, 06:17 AM
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You do realize that the "LBS" isn't some magical shop where little elves come out from the back and go to work on your bike, it's a place that hired a guy, just like you or I, to work on bikes. There's no reason why he (or she) would be able to do anything better, faster, or more precisely, then anyone else, other then them just not being good enough.
when i go in for surgery no little elves come out to operate on me either, some guy comes in and does it. he does it better, faster and more precisely than my bartender could though.
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Normally I'm all for people who's job it is to do just one task (surgery, replacing windshields, etc) but what I've found more often then not is, if you want something done correctly, do it yourself. Surgery is one thing, as it takes years of training and schooling to learn, but to work on a bike? Do you suggest I go to the dealership every time my car needs windshield washer fluid ($75), or an oil change ($380), or god forbid the brakes changed ($800)? I suppose if it takes years of education as well to learn how to change out a chain, then by all means let someone else do it. However, I'm reasonably sure all it takes is about 5 minutes, especially with the help of the internet, to figure out how to pop off a chain and stick it back on. If the bike needed to be rebuilt ground up, yea, let someone who does it for a living do it, they'll be faster. But for small things, DIY.