Puncture repair cost?

easygoing39

How much does a bikeshop charge to fix a bike puncture in this day and age??Thanks in advance.

Beasty

It will be cheaper to get a new tube

If you want it repaired, get a repair kit - it's pretty basic to do it yourself

easygoing39

Thanks Beasty,Im well equiped to do my own puncture repairs.Ive even built up my last 2 bikes from a bare frame from ebay/bits lying around the shed.But the reason Im asking is im browned off fixing punctures for neighbours/in laws/cousins and workmates!!So if a LBS charges a decent fair price, I'd tell them all to fe*k off and take there flat wheels there!

Kintarō Hattori

I think your local LBS would rather fit a new tube than repair a puncture, simply because they can't take any chances of something happening.

I know that was the case with me. I got one during work, dropped it around and the chap replaced the tube rather than repairing the puncture. I think it cost about €15.

GTDolanator

15 beans seems to be the norm,serious rip off really for a 3 min job

davidsatelle100

standard around camden street seems to be a tenner. which is reasonable enough to me, i'd only drop it in if I was stuck

petethedrummer

GTDolanator wrote: »

15 beans seems to be the norm,serious rip off really for a 3 min job

Idiot tax.

manwithaplan

I used to be one of the idiots who paid the tax - a tenner while you wait in Fairview. Fiver to buy a tube so another fiver on top is reasonable enough.

tomasrojo

I'm a cheese-paring miser, so I wouldn't pay it, but some people don't like doing mechanical things, for whatever reason. It might be a lot of money for a simple job, but it's not a lot of money in the greater scheme of things.

poochiem

tenner anywhere around town. ucd bike shop only charged me for the tube so i tipped him price of a pint.

kona

Its embarrassing charging e10 labour on a job done in literally 2mins infront of the customer. Unless its one of those poxy racer tyres that make ya sweat taking them off (I'll never give in and use levers unless my fingers are wrecked haha)

As mentioned above, idiot tax IMO.

rubadub

I have tyre liners, there is some weight to them and they probably do slow me down a bit but overall I reckon I save time, e.g. if I got 10 punctures a year and if my journey took 1min longer each day due to having liners I would take my liners thanks, changing tubes in pissing wind & rain is not nice.

If you do not know how to change a tube or fix a puncture then the inefficiencies of liners would probably not bother you. Also I do not have the weight or hassle remembering and carrying a pump and spare tubes and levers etc.

I was getting loads of punctures at one stage, I do stick to littered cycletracks. If you are commuting to work it can be worthwhile if you would otherwise turn up late to work and get in trouble.

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