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How much for basic service

  • 05-05-2015 7:13pm
    #1
    willdill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭


    Just looking to get breaks tightened,gears cables tightened,oiled up just basic stuff for a bike I'm selling.maybe new tape on handlebars just to brighten it up(bloody white tape).


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  • #2
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    A small bit of Googling and some YouTube videos will have you at DIY status. All you mention is easily done for free and in about an hour or so resulting in a higher margin!
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  • #3
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,889 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    about €30 to €40; this would give a decent idea of what you can expect:

    http://www.cyclezone.ie/#!services/c56p


  • #4
    willdill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭willdill


    crosstownk wrote: »
    A small bit of Googling and some YouTube videos will have you at DIY status. All you mention is easily done for free and in about an hour or so resulting in a higher margin!

    Ha ha I tried to adjust some gears before and kinda made a bit of a mess of them.maybe I should give it another go and see how I get on


  • #5
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,359 ✭✭✭jon1981


    willdill wrote: »
    Ha ha I tried to adjust some gears before and kinda made a bit of a mess of them.maybe I should give it another go and see how I get on

    I used this video to help me do the following:

    degrease and lube chain
    clean cassette and chainset
    index gears
    adjust brakes
    ... This is pretty much what a bike shop will charge you 25-40 quid for .

    http://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/tag/1-hour-tune-up/

    Also replaced the chain handy enough. Youd be surprised how much you can do yourself with a bit od time and patience.


  • #6
    willdill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭willdill


    jon1981 wrote: »
    I used this video to help me do the following:

    degrease and lube chain
    clean cassette and chainset
    index gears
    adjust brakes
    ... This is pretty much what a bike shop will charge you 25-40 quid for .

    http://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/tag/1-hour-tune-up/

    Also replaced the chain handy enough. Youd be surprised how much you can do yourself with a bit od time and patience.

    Cheers for that Jon will have a look and try these vide much appreciated


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  • #7
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    willdill wrote: »
    Ha ha I tried to adjust some gears before and kinda made a bit of a mess of them.maybe I should give it another go and see how I get on

    I found it was one of those things that was very time consuming first time, though youtube helps a lot. If you don't mind getting your hand dirty, quite rewarding to do and learn, and then easy for the next time.


  • #8
    jon1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,359 ✭✭✭jon1981


    smacl wrote: »
    I found it was one of those things that was very time consuming first time, though youtube helps a lot. If you don't mind getting your hand dirty, quite rewarding to do and learn, and then easy for the next time.

    Yeah I agree, you have to put probably so much more time in first time round that it probably would be more economical to leave into to a bike shop. However, persevere, I now do a service in a quarter of the time. A bike stand is a saviour and a must for doing most tune up activities.


  • #9
    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭doolox


    If a person is not mechanically minded etc it is probably better and wiser to get a knowledgable person to fixed or adjust the brakes or at least be taught how to do it at the start.

    While it was OK to use "trial and error" and treat bike maintainance as a learning experience when roads were quieter it is much more dangerous now as speeds are higher and traffic denser.


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