How much?

[GarryG]

Anyone know roughly how much I would get charged to swap a cassette from one wheel to another at a LBS?

Would attempt myself, but don't have the tool.

Already have the wheel it will go on.

 

[mrbikerboy73]

Probably not much, if anything. If you buy something, they may do it for free. I'd be surprised if it was more than £10.

 

[BrynCP]

I'd have thought a max of £10 too. When I bought a wheel, they didn't charge any extra for doing this, and fixing a spoke and truing a wheel cost £10 labour which included taking the cassette off and on.

 

[Sharky]

Swapping cassettes is one of the easier jobs you need to do on a bike and one you need to do every couple of years, so well worth buying the tool and having a go yourself.
But cassettes are not all made equal, so if the wheels are different makes, they might not be compatible. I have a great deal of time for a couple of LBS's round my way and if you have any doubt about swapping yourself, then going to the LBS is a good strategy. If you ask, they might let you watch, so you can learn at the same time.

Cheers Keith

 

[TheDoctor]

Or get down to Aldi. The £19.99 toolset has a lockring tool and chainwhip, as well as a while load of other tools.

 

[GarryG]

@TheDoctor followed your advice and picked up a kit, not bad for the price.

Will give it a go when I get the chance.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@GarryG I got one from lidl many years ago, and the chain whip and cassette tools are still in use, though the crank extractor and chain tool were not so good, I have only needed to replace the chain tool, as the crank extractor still works.

 

[rb58]

My LBS used to charge £7 to change a cassette. That was a five years or so ago, before I started doing everything myself.

 

[biggs682]

my lbs have done this a few times for me foc

 

[cyberknight]

Or get down to Aldi. The £19.99 toolset has a lockring tool and chainwhip, as well as a while load of other tools.

Beat me to it, cost of the set will pay for itself many times over and its only a few minute job to change a cassette.