Originally Posted by
apaulson714
Like I said, $150 for parts, but i think $100 in labor is steep. Even at $100/hr (which is pretty high) There is no reason RD, cassette, and chain replacement should take an hour. Unless im missing something, a decent mechanic should be able to do it in 30 min, tops. Never said the price was crazy, just seemed like a bit much for whats being done.
Not everyone knows how to setup a RD or wants to bother with it. Not everyone has a cassette removal tool.
I know. I do my own repair work too, and $250 seems pricey when you know how cheap you can find things online and have all the tools at home, but if you have no idea what you're doing, $250 doesn't sound outrageous.
That said, the cassette I just bought for my bike was over $250 alone. Grams, or the lack there of, are expensive!