Reasonable price on servicing touring MTB?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:58 pm
I had my LBS in (far) western Sydney grease the headset, and both wheel hubs, as well as fitting a supplied tyre to a supplied wheel. Nothing else was adjusted/replaced, but I did ask for a major service. With one set of new brake blocks for the V-brakes, was $110 an OK price for this?
Almost immediately, took off on a lightweight-ish 3-day tour. (Finishing yesterday Boggabri-Tambar Springs-Cunningham's Pandora's Pass-Coolah-Dunedoo in just under 48 hrs). Although it was rarely required, I was not able to access the smallest chainring - the chain just would not shift.
I was warned that it is quiet stretched beforehand, but it did not skip at all. Does a stretched chain (at 1.05 to 1.15, whatever that means) not allow for such easier shifting into a higher gear?
The joy of what I did and saw on my brief tour erased much doubt, but I do not know what is a reasonable price at the moment.
Almost immediately, took off on a lightweight-ish 3-day tour. (Finishing yesterday Boggabri-Tambar Springs-Cunningham's Pandora's Pass-Coolah-Dunedoo in just under 48 hrs). Although it was rarely required, I was not able to access the smallest chainring - the chain just would not shift.
I was warned that it is quiet stretched beforehand, but it did not skip at all. Does a stretched chain (at 1.05 to 1.15, whatever that means) not allow for such easier shifting into a higher gear?
The joy of what I did and saw on my brief tour erased much doubt, but I do not know what is a reasonable price at the moment.