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Building up a frame for my mate. The frame has a fair bit of overspray in the bb.
Bike shop nearest work quoted £50. Next one up the street quoted £15, saying it should be a 15 min job.
How much is the going rate where you are?
I would have said £10-25 ballpark depending on how much you use them and how much needs to be done. £50 sounds like they cant be bothered or they don't really know what they are doing so it will take a while.
I think I paid £15 for BB and facing the headset.
I would expect 10-15 for doing a proper frame. Take it with a seat post in.
Take it with a seat post in.
Out of interest - why's that then?
Take it with a seat post in.
Out of interest - why's that then?
It's a good point; my thinking would be that they'd otherwise put the seat tube in the bike stand clamp and this should eliminate risk of any damage/marking to new frame.
im assuming the second shop was holborn cycles
which is a bike shop the other is a box shifter these days. .......the staff might as well work in argos for all the interest some of them have in cycling.
I've always charged £15 for BB facing and £15 for head tube or £25 if both at the same time