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Anyone know of cheaper servicing centres in Eastern Europe? The aim is to do it myself soon, but in the meantime I need to give my bike some lovin'. It's approx €120 per item nearby where I live which is a bit insane.
Shirley the shipping costs to and fro would wipe out any discounts? £100/€120 is about the going rate tbh
Thanks Tom - I am based in Luxembourg so the postage is not so bad. I need to service them regularly because of the amount of riding I do so €120 is a fair whack a couple of times a year. I suppose I need to get off my arse and start doing it myself.
And don't call me Shirley 🙂
I am in Germany and I have never seen any non brand/distributor servicing advertised.
I don't think you really need a twice a year service no matter how many miles you do. The fabled fox 15 ride hour service was nothing more than cleaning the seals and putting a drop of fluid on the foam, barely a more complex job than oiling a chain.
At most maybe an oil change every 6 months, and that's well within the capability of most people as well (for fox and rockshox, I suppose some manufacturers could be more complex), there are some good videos on youtube that show how simple it actually is. And even then unless there is a fault with the seals I expect the oil you take out would be as clean as the oil you replace it with.
Great stuff, thank you
Try 'Joos' based on the outskirts of Konstanz, southern Germany - they are a very popular bike shop here mate and have a good service team and reputation. A mate of mine has his Storck cx and race xc bikes serviced there and is always saying how good they are.
Most staff have a working knowledge of English too.
Nice one, thank you Andy!
Msp I service shocks and forks day in day out and honestly can’t remember the last time I opened a fork or shock damper to find clean oil
It’s always absolutely hanging