Sitting slip Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 What do you prefer? Your own guy that spends more than a hour on a full service at the same cost?Or A hour service that a guy has to do, to get thru 8 bikes a day?
DR ◣◢ Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Dee eye why! On professional service can run up to R2500. That is enough to buy all your own tools and a work stand. Next 4 services and you will have paid it all off. Google and the Park Tool website is all you need to get through the tricky stuff like BBs and Hubs. The rest are easy. Grebel, Amberdrake and slowpoke 3
bontie Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 www.youtube.com www.parktool.com No workshop needs to see a bike... HowellingWulf 1
Weight Weenie Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Yip I'm sorry, I have paid for such private work and was still not 100% happy, which at that rate I think I should be. DIY is the way.
GLuvsMtb Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 What do you prefer? Your own guy that spends more than a hour on a full service at the same cost?OrA hour service that a guy has to do, to get thru 8 bikes a day?Loaded question perhaps?
Tjokkits Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 if i had the time i would go for training and do all of it myself, yet a day is only so long and only so many days in he week, a personal mechanic is good if they know their trade and are dedicated, my unfortunate experience id thet start off well and then hings go downhill from there as they get more clients. so the diy thing perhaps only option at the end
Sitting slip Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 Loaded question perhaps?Straight forward actually
awesme Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 DIY followed by personal mechanic. shop is my last option now. G training is just 2 days... over a weekend so easy enough to fit in. slowpoke 1
shaper Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Do it yourself, park tool website and you tube, Guarantee after the first time you do it and iron out the errors becomes easy, including servicing a fork
Kranswurm Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Dee eye why! On professional service can run up to R2500. That is enough to buy all your own tools and a work stand. Next 4 services and you will have paid it all off. Google and the Park Tool website is all you need to get through the tricky stuff like BBs and Hubs. The rest are easy.Shocks and forks are not easy
NotSoBigBen Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Shocks and forks are not easy +1, that and brake bleeding I leave to my LBS. Everything else I manage myself.
slowpoke Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I went on the yellow saddle course and now I diy. Only if I can't get it right will I take it in, and then 1st choice will be JB and next option Linden Cycles. Definitely worth it. awesme 1
awesme Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 nsBB, where in the line of options does your son sit. G +1, that and brake bleeding I leave to my LBS. Everything else I manage myself.
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