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beatlejuice
Gently does it...
- Location
- Mid Hampshire
I didn't mention that the outer tyre was a marathon + and my cheap tyre levers weren't up to the job! Hopefully it isn't an experience I will be repeating soon.
Over Charged?
- Thread starter beatlejuice
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Get some decent levers and you'll spend that only once, rather than every time.
I have the same tyres - I've done it although it does take a while to get the knack, once you can do it you'll never pay for it again. Worthwhile skill to have as well.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
spoons from the kitchen drawer is what we used in the good old days
Kiwiavenger
im a little tea pot
- Location
- Carclaze, St Austell
spoons from the kitchen drawer is what we used in the good old days
they don't appear to be strong enough nowadays though. (rifles through drawer and finds 5 bent spoons)
i used to use knifes anyway!!! lol
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I was charged £16 for a tube on the Brompton.
It was the back wheel, which I'm told can be a fiddle to remove and replace.
It was the back wheel, which I'm told can be a fiddle to remove and replace.
PaulSecteur
No longer a Specialized fanboy
- Location
- Walsall, West Mids.
A p*ncture, on a Marathon plus..?
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Schwalbe-..._Cycling_Tools_RepairKits&hash=item53f01b8e56
Its what i have, and its what the lbs use as well.
Its what i have, and its what the lbs use as well.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Sounds dear to me, but you do live in the South.
Four years or so ago, I had urgent need of a new tyre: my evening commute had just started when my rear tyre split with a bang that made nearby pedestrians evacuate. I half-carried the bike to my nearest LBS*, got there just after closing time, saw the staff getting ready to leave and put on my most piteous expression. Bless 'em, they opened the shop, sold me a new tyre and charged nowt for fitting it, even though I would have been happy enough to fit it myself outside. The mechanic's face was a picture when he went to put the wheel back - not only was it a 130mm OLN hub in a 126mm frame, it was also a wheel I'd deliberately built under-dished, so it didn't fit centrally! To my shame, I tipped him a quid - it should have been 2 at least!
* plug for Freewheel, Hockley, Nottingham.
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beatlejuice
Gently does it...
- Location
- Mid Hampshire
Yes indeed, caused by a four inch nail. Straight through the tread and out the side wall.
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beatlejuice
Gently does it...
- Location
- Mid Hampshire
Thanks for the link. I think I will e buying a set of those.
Just ordered these, the ones I got locally broke the first time I used them. Thanks.
Ray
DiddlyDodds
Random Resident
- Location
- Littleborough
If they charged you for that you need to find another shop.
sidevalve
Über Member
YOU HAD SPOONS !!! We used to dream of spoons.spoons from the kitchen drawer is what we used in the good old days
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
To those who think its expensive, do a little homework.
Find a small shop in your area that is vacant and find out how much per year the rent, rates, water, electric cost. Get a quote for public liability insurance, burgular alarm and stock insurance.
Now all that has to be paid before you have paid yourself, oh and what about the stock?
A friend of mine runs a small shop, his rates are £7k a year, the rent is over £9K
Look at the high street, its full of empty shops, do you really think an £11.50 sale will make him rich?
Find a small shop in your area that is vacant and find out how much per year the rent, rates, water, electric cost. Get a quote for public liability insurance, burgular alarm and stock insurance.
Now all that has to be paid before you have paid yourself, oh and what about the stock?
A friend of mine runs a small shop, his rates are £7k a year, the rent is over £9K
Look at the high street, its full of empty shops, do you really think an £11.50 sale will make him rich?
Unfortunately we did have 3 in our town and I supported one religiously, it and one of the others folded and now we have the one- so I can pay £2.50 extra for the privilege of them doing it or drive 9 miles to the next nearest!
