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Old 09-03-11 | 07:15 AM
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Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more

Originally Posted by rumrunn6
what's YOUR time worth?

don't ask us what someone else does for their service fee. ask them.
+1 What is your time worth? $90 is not much, given shop overhead, taxes, insurance, etc. A lot of bike shops around here have gone out of business, so apparently, its not a great way to get rich.

Do it yourself? Sure. But do you have the knowledge/time/tools/aptitude/space/access to parts, etc.?

And what bike? And does your bike have any issues? And what is in their scope of a tuneup?

The tune up detailed above is well worth $90 IMHO. Now, I have not paid someone to service a bike for me since 1974. But I enjoy working on bikes, have all of the tools, etc.

+1 Add replacing a few components? No way, price is going up.
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