Chain, Gears & Wheel Lube - Page 12

06-18-2004, 11:23 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)

Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
to true isn't unreasonable.

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06-18-2004, 11:58 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:58 -0600, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Drew
Eckhardt) wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)
>
>Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
>dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
>work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
>to true isn't unreasonable.

Well, wouldn't argue with that, but I think we're just talking about
eyeballing the wheel on a spinner and tweaking a little with the spoke
wrench, and since he's not a world-class rider, that's all he needs/wants.
In fact I'd go so far as to say very few bike shops do that kind of
'truing' unless you ask them and the wheel they're working on is of obvious
high quality, but I'm just guessing. <g>

My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

I'm not suggesting trying to scam the nice bike shop guys...just wondering
why they'd charge this for a 20 year old wheel of medium quality, that's
all.

-Badger

06-18-2004, 11:58 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:58 -0600, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Drew
Eckhardt) wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)
>
>Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
>dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
>work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
>to true isn't unreasonable.

Well, wouldn't argue with that, but I think we're just talking about
eyeballing the wheel on a spinner and tweaking a little with the spoke
wrench, and since he's not a world-class rider, that's all he needs/wants.
In fact I'd go so far as to say very few bike shops do that kind of
'truing' unless you ask them and the wheel they're working on is of obvious
high quality, but I'm just guessing. <g>

My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

I'm not suggesting trying to scam the nice bike shop guys...just wondering
why they'd charge this for a 20 year old wheel of medium quality, that's
all.

-Badger

06-18-2004, 11:58 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:58 -0600, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Drew
Eckhardt) wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)
>
>Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
>dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
>work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
>to true isn't unreasonable.

Well, wouldn't argue with that, but I think we're just talking about
eyeballing the wheel on a spinner and tweaking a little with the spoke
wrench, and since he's not a world-class rider, that's all he needs/wants.
In fact I'd go so far as to say very few bike shops do that kind of
'truing' unless you ask them and the wheel they're working on is of obvious
high quality, but I'm just guessing. <g>

My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

I'm not suggesting trying to scam the nice bike shop guys...just wondering
why they'd charge this for a 20 year old wheel of medium quality, that's
all.

-Badger

06-18-2004, 11:58 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:58 -0600, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Drew
Eckhardt) wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)
>
>Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
>dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
>work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
>to true isn't unreasonable.

Well, wouldn't argue with that, but I think we're just talking about
eyeballing the wheel on a spinner and tweaking a little with the spoke
wrench, and since he's not a world-class rider, that's all he needs/wants.
In fact I'd go so far as to say very few bike shops do that kind of
'truing' unless you ask them and the wheel they're working on is of obvious
high quality, but I'm just guessing. <g>

My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

I'm not suggesting trying to scam the nice bike shop guys...just wondering
why they'd charge this for a 20 year old wheel of medium quality, that's
all.

-Badger

06-18-2004, 11:58 AM

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:23:58 -0600, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Drew
Eckhardt) wrote:

>In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
>Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>Dunno if this is correct. FWIW. (this is the same guy who wants to charge
>>my brother 30 bucks to true a wheel...!!)
>
>Wheels that go out of true usually weren't built right. Making it true,
>dishing, tensioning to uniform high tension, and stress relieving is 3/4 the
>work of building a new wheel. If you charge $40 for a new wheel then $30
>to true isn't unreasonable.

Well, wouldn't argue with that, but I think we're just talking about
eyeballing the wheel on a spinner and tweaking a little with the spoke
wrench, and since he's not a world-class rider, that's all he needs/wants.
In fact I'd go so far as to say very few bike shops do that kind of
'truing' unless you ask them and the wheel they're working on is of obvious
high quality, but I'm just guessing. <g>

My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

I'm not suggesting trying to scam the nice bike shop guys...just wondering
why they'd charge this for a 20 year old wheel of medium quality, that's
all.

-Badger

06-18-2004, 12:17 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in part:

> My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

When we're just coming out of the so-called off-season in the
early spring, bike shops will often promote wheel truing
"deals", along with other bike maintenance stuff.

I think those deals are largely a loss leader to attract business
(in other words, they can be really good deals for what we get.)

Anyway, the price of wheel truing can depend on the time of year.

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 12:17 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in part:

> My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

When we're just coming out of the so-called off-season in the
early spring, bike shops will often promote wheel truing
"deals", along with other bike maintenance stuff.

I think those deals are largely a loss leader to attract business
(in other words, they can be really good deals for what we get.)

Anyway, the price of wheel truing can depend on the time of year.

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 12:17 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in part:

> My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

When we're just coming out of the so-called off-season in the
early spring, bike shops will often promote wheel truing
"deals", along with other bike maintenance stuff.

I think those deals are largely a loss leader to attract business
(in other words, they can be really good deals for what we get.)

Anyway, the price of wheel truing can depend on the time of year.

cheers,
Tom

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06-18-2004, 12:17 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in part:

> My guy just charged me $15 bucks, so that's what I'm basing it on.

When we're just coming out of the so-called off-season in the
early spring, bike shops will often promote wheel truing
"deals", along with other bike maintenance stuff.

I think those deals are largely a loss leader to attract business
(in other words, they can be really good deals for what we get.)

Anyway, the price of wheel truing can depend on the time of year.

cheers,
Tom

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