Originally Posted by Portis
I've re-read your post several times looking for a question. STill haven't found one, so I guess I'll pose a couple...
Why are you waiting 5 yrs to regrease your bearings and change cables?
Why are you not doing this work yourself?
OK, i'm done.
The cables & housing are not the original. They are about 2 to 3 years old. The wheel bearings are not the original, the front needed to be replaced, the rear just cleaned & repacked. The head set is the original, but it only needed to be cleaned & repacked. The chain needed replacing, about 2 years old with close to 4,000 miles on it. The chain rings, rear cassette & derailers just needed a more detailed cleaning then what I do once a month in the spring & summer. The bottom bracket is fine, it was replaced last year. The brakes were the original & had to be replaced, not much left, less then 1/4". 1 of the 2 bolts where my handle bars pivot forward was broken, needed replacing. Had to have inside of frame re-coated with frame saver.
It is done, I'll pick it up at the end of the week. Total cost, about $180.00. $75.00 for the labor, $60.00 for the chain, the rest is for everything else.
I do not do the work myself because I do not have the tools or the knowledge on how to do it myself.
If someone wants to
GIVE me everything I need, including a repair stand & teach me how at no cost, I'll be glad to do the work myself.