| Re: you have to be kidding
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 02:45:17 +0000, Ken <uce@ftc.gov> wrote:
>RonSonic <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
>news:1u3a21hpgfro26vrr388nck04chv65obf5@4ax.com :
>> One of the shops in my area is advertising their overhaul which they
>> recommend for any bike over two years old at $192.
>
>An overhaul includes replacing and repacking all your bearings. This is a
>fairly labor intensive operation, so $200 isn't totally out-of-line.
>The original poster was talking about 3 easy-to-replace parts, so labor should
>be a lot less.
Add those three easy to replace parts to the $200 and what do you get?
The original post says: "He said that the front ring is worn out and that total
cost of replacing everything that needs to be replaced will be about $300."
I don't know enough to say this is a rip off. Yet.
Ron
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