| Re: you have to be kidding
Mary wrote:
>
> I spoke with the manager today. He said the guy I spoke with didn't
know
> what he was talking about and the total bill will be $160 or there
abouts.
> He had a second machanic (the one I really trust) go over the bike
and they
> found that the chain, chainring and cassette needed to be replaced.
> Bearings fine etc. They have to order the cassette but otherwise no
> problem.
$160 is still a really healthy price (for the LBS). For calibration
sake, I'd replace that stuff with mail-order components for about $50
and less than an hour's work. My point isn't that everyone should do
that, or that bike shops are overpriced, but routine maintenance should
be reasonably priced relative to the bike. The average bike/customer
doesn't need high-zoot parts or craftsman-artisan wrenching to swap out
chain/cassette/rings. $160 is the high side of reasonable, $300 was
nuts.
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