Cost of wheel truing

[curzons246]

Can anyone give me rough cost of having a rear wheel trued ? Thanks Bill

 

[Herbie]

Can anyone give me rough cost of having a rear wheel trued ? Thanks Bill

I'd like to know as well as i've got one that needs to be trued

 

[compo]

I paid a tenner last week whilst another shop locally quoted £12. Just check the price is for the job not per half hour or anything daft like that.

 

[MontyVeda]

£3.50 last time i got mine trued.

 

[compo]

£3.50 last time i got mine trued.

Think it's time to move up north!

 

[MontyVeda]

Think it's time to move up north!

well to be fair, it was ten years ago... and in Cockermouth, darkest Cumbria.

"What be this contraption?" said the bloke as he noticed the rear derailleur!

 

[addictfreak]

I had one done about 2 years ago at my LBS. They actually replaced a spoke and trued the wheel and charged a tenner, which i was very happy with.

 

[curzons246]

Not to bad then -better than buying a new one - thanks for your help

 

[mcshroom]

Tools about £7-8 for a decent one, then it's free and can be done whenever you want

 

[cyberknight]

I paid £5 last time , most of the time i just true it myself as a spoke key is not expensive .

 

[PpPete]

Learn to do it yourself. Please. £10 is just a contribution to the shop overheads so you can hardly blame them for charging that - but it's (usually) only a 5 minute job.

 

[NormanD]

Youtube is your friend, it's not difficult to true a wheel yourself

 

[HLaB]

I suppose it'll depend on the amount of truing needed, its been a while since I got a lbs to true my wheels but iirc the last time it was a new spoke and wheel true for £7

 

[CopperCyclist]

Don't you need a wheel stand to really do it properly yourself though?

 

[HLaB]

Don't you need a wheel stand to really do it properly yourself though?

Your frame is a good enough stand if its not too bad.