Originally Posted by
deco101
When I was taking parts off of my old frame and throwing it on my new frame, It took me about 30-60 min to do everything. It was my first time and I learned everything in the process. The cheapest quote I got from an LBS to do the same thing for me was $175. Lawyers and Doctors charge less.
Dude, neither lawyers nor doctors charge $175 an hour in any major city for any decent professional. Christ, when I was last in private practice (2004), I was billed out at $475 an hour (an hour!) and now that I am in house, some of the lawyers we hire on my cases are actually billing at $850 or $900 an hour (ridiculous). Without the BS with the insurance carriers, no doctor would see you for the $20 co-payment.
But, it's great you learned how to do it yourself, wish I was that mechanically inclined (though I just learned how to break down my bike for travel to an out of state race).