Tubless conversion cost / ripoff

[Zeffer]

R300

 

Gorilla tape, valves and some Stans

See attached article

 

Gotta luv the book he chose...

[King_Crispy]

It was probably cyclelab.

Gotta pay back the ProShop buyout.....

[Active Monkey]

 

I've read it that they charged 1500 plus 600x2 for tyres...

 

Either way, with ghetto conversions, this is a rip...

 

Exactly!

 

 

Rip off...

 

[Active Monkey]

R300

 

Gorilla tape, valves and some Stans

See attached article

 

Ja, exactly what i did

[Cassie]

Ja, exactly what i did

 

Shame on you for letting him get ripped off!! :whistling:

 

You owe him a couple of beers...should have helped him out in the first place!!

 

Shame on you...

Edited August 11, 2013 by Cassie

[Oufy MTB (Roadie)]

^{my lbs, charged slightly over R1000, that is inclusive of 2 purgatory tyres plus all the goodies that goes with making a conversion. I will be back. that is a rip off. R600 a tyre? on a R6k bike. nee man, iets is nie reg nie.}

[-cK-]

I think that when anyone is getting into cycling they also need to know up front that they will need to get there hands dirty with some DIY or pay the ridiculous prices some LBS charge.

 

It's a bloody shame what some shops pass of as a conversion kit. Before I took the plunge to go tubeless I thought I'd let someone (bike shop) do it for me. Went to get a quote for it and was given a price of about R 580.00 to do both wheels. When I started asking in about what they use and can I do it myself it was suddenly ja but there is a bit of trick bla bla bla so they need to do it and during the discussion the oke made the blunder of showing the "conversion kit" and how good the seal is on a tyre that got cut on a ride as the seal still held even after deflating. It ended up being a damn ghetto setup.

 

I mean charging R 580 for a "conversion kit" that is no more than a ghetto setup and when the sealant runs dry you're stuffed as the seal will #$#% up the tyre or the tube strip in all likelihood or you are forced to top up through the value that is a major pain in the a$$.

 

So no I bought a Stans kit (and get this the oke at the shop had the audacity to tune me no they went out of business so that's not a good idea when I asked him about the Stan's kit ) and did it myself and never regretted it. Bottom line get your hands dirty as far as possible and be the better for it in the long run.

Edited August 11, 2013 by -cK-

[MuddyMike]

That's a TOTAL ripoff... my word..... I would love to know who that was. Yellow tape, 2 valves and a bottle of sealant for R1500??

 

My advice to any newbie, DIY DIY DIY, anyway there must be someone out there who will show you how and once you've done it and understand how it works and how simple it is.

[-cK-]

That's a TOTAL ripoff... my word..... I would love to know who that was. Yellow tape, 2 valves and a bottle of sealant for R1500??

 

My advice to any newbie, DIY DIY DIY, anyway there must be someone out there who will show you how and once you've done it and understand how it works and how simple it is.

http://www.notubes.com/helpcenter.aspx or youtube

 

That was my master and I now reference youtube first for any repair work to see if I can't do it myself instead of going to the LBS

[MuddyMike]

http://www.notubes.com/helpcenter.aspx or youtube

 

That was my master and I now reference youtube first for any repair work to see if I can't do it myself instead of going to the LBS

Google is any newbies best friend, and they wont screw you while smiling at you, while you enter you pin number into the card machine.......

[akneethling]

It's not really a complete rip off....... to be fair. ..... a Stans 29er kit costs close on R900 now..... maybe a bit cheaper. Add at least R250 for an hour's Labour and you're looking at R1150. 2 UST tyres at R600 is normal. So it's a bit over priced. ...... but not daylight robbery.

 

PS. I'll go Stans over Ghetto any day..... even if its R500 more.

[madbradd]

My lbs quoted 1000 inclusive of 2 geax tnt tyres - aka and saguro. I figured that that was fair otherwise would have done it myself.

[porqui]

Get the facts straightened out then NAME and SHAME!!

 

What the heck

[Johan Bornman]

I did my. Last one my self... My brother in law is new to MTB and went to a certain big cycle chain.

He bought a R6000 gt karakoram, they then continued to sell him a R1500 tubules conversion, and when he paid, the added R600 per tire.

 

I know people need to make a living but this is just daylight robbery?

1500 is fair for tubless if the tires are included...?

 

Read your post again and edit the unreadable bits.

 

R1500-00 is a fair price if tyres were included. Tubeless conversions are one thing that we hate here in our workshop. You could spend 3 minutes or three hours getting it right. The choice of suitable valves are limited. Further, they retail for R100-00 and more, each! Stan's tape is one of the few weapons we have for the job and it is an imperfect technology. The tape is hard, has to be stretched and is fond of lifting.

 

It is a bitch of a job and I'm afraid someone has to pay for it. Probably the customer.

[-cK-]

It's not really a complete rip off....... to be fair. ..... a Stans 29er kit costs close on R900 now..... maybe a bit cheaper. Add at least R250 for an hour's Labour and you're looking at R1150. 2 UST tyres at R600 is normal. So it's a bit over priced. ...... but not daylight robbery.

 

PS. I'll go Stans over Ghetto any day..... even if its R500 more.

 

R 699 - http://www.easybike....y-29er-kit.html

 

Buying what you get in the box / need separate:

Rim strips R 219 x2 = R 438 - http://www.buycycle....&product_id=498

Sealant R 139 - http://www.buycycle....&product_id=502

Total R 577

 

Or go for the better value for money option and go for the 950ml bottle - R 229 http://www.buycycle....&product_id=503

Total is then R 667

 

Or go the Stans yellow tape option

R 269 - http://www.buycycle....product_id=1484 or http://www.buycycle....product_id=1873

 

So you can do 2 wheels for either

R 406 - 470ml bottle or

R 498 - 950ml bottle

 

So depending on the tyres you got with the bike a DIY conversion can be as low as R 406 to R 667 plus shipping that is usually R 75 IF you do it yourself and the bike came with a tubeless ready tyres and correct me if I wrong but with Stan's you are able to seal up just about any tyre to become tubeless granted the few exceptions.

 

So ja just putting it out there a tubeless conversion doesn't need to cost you an arm and a leg. But the if you don't want to do it yourself you need to pay someone to go through the hassle of doing it for you and granted it can take 5 min to air up and get a good seal or 2 hours if you are unlucky like I was once but that was because of a leak on the rims strip at the value's bottom part

[akneethling]

Fisrtly you quote online stores. .... he obviously went into a bike shop. .... so you can't compare prices.Secondly. .... if I'm not mistaken yhe Karakoram comes with Maxxis Aspen tyres...... and no LBS worth their salt would do a tubeless conversion with those and guarantee that they will stand up to any kind of riding.PS. I did all my conversions myself.  And I don't work at a cycle shop. ....... jyst wanted to clear that up.

 

 

 

R 699 - http://www.easybike....y-29er-kit.html

Buying what you get in the box / need separate:

Rim strips R 219 x2 = R 438 - http://www.buycycle....&product_id=498

Sealant R 139 - http://www.buycycle....&product_id=502

Total R 577

 

Or go for the better value for money option and go for the 950ml bottle - R 229 http://www.buycycle....&product_id=503

Total is then R 667

 

Or go the Stans yellow tape option

R 269 - http://www.buycycle....product_id=1484 or http://www.buycycle....product_id=1873

 

So you can do 2 wheels for either

R 406 - 470ml bottle or

R 498 - 950ml bottle

 

So depending on the tyres you got with the bike a DIY conversion can be as low as R 406 to R 667 plus shipping that is usually R 75 IF you do it yourself and the bike came with a tubeless ready tyres and correct me if I wrong but with Stan's you are able to seal up just about any tyre to become tubeless granted the few exceptions.

 

So ja just putting it out there a tubeless conversion doesn't need to cost you an arm and a leg. But the if you don't want to do it yourself you need to pay someone to go through the hassle of doing it for you and granted it can take 5 min to air up and get a good seal or 2 hours if you are unlucky like I was once but that was because of a leak on the rims strip at the value's bottom part

 

 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2013 by akneethling