I know I appreciate a tip especially if I have gone above and beyond what was asked or were able to fit someone in more quickly. We work hard, get paid very little and most folks wouldn't want to do what we did. Some people can work on their own bikes but buying all those tools can be expensive and we cannot do it all plus as a home mechanic we don't have to deal with customers who aren't as nice or patient or understanding of what they did to the bike (which they will blame on us sometimes) so we don't understand the frustration.

Bring your mechanic beer or cider (or hard orange soda/root beer in my case cause I love that stuff) or cash is nice for lunch or dinner and it will pay off in the end. You don't have to tip but it sure is nice.