Scrod, How much does your shop charge for this labor?
 

1 inch theadless headset removal, and square taper bottom bracket removal.

how many threads have you made in the past day?

I was wondering the same thing, lol. ^

please see PM function.

Why? Will you be sending me your bike to remove your headset and BB?

Great pun, killmall.

I assume his plan is to go into his local bike shop and tell them how much they should be charging for said services.



Which of course is a great idea and will be well received.

Or he's just curious what it will cost him.

My labor rate is $65/hour. On a typical bike, this stuff would take me 15-20 minutes. Maybe a half hour if the BB is being moody. On your bike, however, it would take at least 4 hours.

$260

The 25 lb wheels need to be removed in order to service the bike = extra 3.5 hours.

Precisely.

Take it to your bike co-op, it'd probably take you 20 minutes to get everything out.

No big deal.

I'll do it for $255.

Wow cheap... all the shops around my area charge $80 :(

Rip off!

Save $5 and let me do it for $250.

If you pay shipping and i get to keep the bb and headset, Ill do it for free.

There's literally 5 shops within 10 miles of each other here. Gotta stay competitive!

inb4 <free

You guys are a bargain. As a consulting professional engineer, my labor rate is $175 / hr with a minimum charge of $600, and that's just to shake your hand. On a job this complex, I'd require at least 20 hours to carefully evaluate the situation, locate the proper tools and make sure they were all within spec, take copious photos of the as-is condition of the parts and frame, remove the parts and prepare a 50 page technical report on the work performed. Gotta pay the rent ya know.

lawyer?

consulting engineer.

OP, spend an hour and figure it out for yourself. Fixing your bike is almost as fun as riding it.

People pay other people to mess with their bike?

I haven't eaten since breakfast. I'm thinking chinese.
http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/s...hotchinese.jpg

yum.