streetstomper

Sounds like you just want to be snarky without helping.

streetstomper

Never mind, I found a place.

By the way, to all the smart-alecks here who thought $2-3 per spoke is a perfectly fair price, it's a large, established shop (not some small shop that can somehow afford a Phil cutter but is hurting for business) and all they want is 25¢ per spoke.

joejack951

I know you no longer care but for the benefit of anyone else reading this thread, Sapim double butted spokes for $0.40 at Dan's: https://www.danscomp.com/products/43...ted_Spoke.html

CliffordK

There is always E-Bay. Never value something above the cost to replace it.
Glad you found a place.
72 spokes at 25¢ = $18. Not bad.

I wouldn't be surprised if many places add in a transaction cost. Perhaps it also depends on whether it is a spoke they are selling or a customer carry-in.

Say, you broke one spoke, and need a matching spoke cut. $3 might be just fine. In your case, for 72 spokes, they wanted to charge you more than many low cost bikes. Once setup, it really shouldn't take skilled labor, a shop should even be able to rent equipment to customers (that they trust). Perhaps the shops hadn't figured out the difference between cutting 2 spokes and 72. Three different lengths? Still, setup should be quick.

Darth Lefty 

Oops, you're right. I had priced out a single wheel a while back but remembered the $25 and not that it was one wheel.

SquidPuppet

Dan's comp carries Sapim Race spokes. 14-15-14 double butted. (2.0-1.8-2.0)

72 all new spokes and 72 all new brass Polyax nipples for $28.80 (.40 ea)

If you want straight 14g you are looking at $18.00.

https://www.danscomp.com/products/43...ted_Spoke.html

https://www.danscomp.com/products/43...14G_Spoke.html

gregf83 

Not explicit perhaps but I suspect very few work orders written up end up being under $60.

nfmisso

Not at all. You whined about what people charge to a job; and yet you will not take a small amount of time to understand what it costs them to the job. Businesses need to cover their costs and make a reasonable profit to survive.

Many people have provided you with reasonable alternatives which you refuse to accept.

mtnbke

The Phil Wood spoke machine is a nice piece of shop equipment but the notion that most wrenched are "skilled labor" is laughable.

A great indication that a shop is a good bike shop is if they have a Phil Wood or Kowa, Morizumi, Cyclus spoke machine.

It takes about three minutes to train someone how to operate a Phil Wood. Less than ten to show them how to change it from say 14g to 13g or 12g, or to show how to clean it when using powder coated spokes.

Most mechanics at most bike shops are hacks! Skilled labor too funny.

It is true that most shops charge an unreasonable fee to roll spokes you bring in.

To the point it's cost prohibitive. Most folks can't afford a shop quality roller, but paying someone to roll spokes and cut to length will usually almost pay for your own Hozan/Cyclo roller. The heads aren't going to last like Phil Wood, Kowa, or Morizumi dies but they are cheap and replaceable.

There are very few places that will cut/roll spokes cheaper than just buying your own Cyclo/Hozan.

mrrabbit 

.10 each if you're in the South Bay Area of California...San Jose, Milpitas, etc.

=8-)

edthesped

I've not tried Dan's Comp but have had good luck with Yojimbos Garage on Ebay. Prices are reasonable, selection is wide and service is fast, probably why I haven't tried Dan's Comp...