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Postby tape » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:55 pm

Ok all, heres the chance to express love for your favorite tyre sellers in Vic.

I need a set for the 7, so tell who is the cheapest for quality rubber.

Brand not decided yet but leaning towards Bridgies or Metzlers

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Postby tape » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:42 pm

Thanks Sarah,

anyone else?
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Postby Smitty » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:48 pm

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try Pablos http://www.pablos.com.au/

and f'gawdsake stay away from BJane in Elizabeth St
service is shite..even if tyres are cheap

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Postby Strika » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:51 pm

Smitty wrote:Mick
try Pablos http://www.pablos.com.au/

and f'gawdsake stay away from BJane in Elizabeth St
service is shite..even if tyres are cheap

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It must depend on who they have working in the workshop at the time Smitty. As I have had really good service and pricing from Bob Jane the few times I have had tyres done there. it has been in the last 12 months too. :)
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Postby photomike666 » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:09 pm

Place on Chifley drive (off Bell St) does Shinkos. I think you'd be lookig at $250 a set. Think it's called Mag Power or something.

Have perviously used the dreaded Peter Stevens tyre service, it's run out of the Harley garage and is very quick (45mins a pair) - prices are average.
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Postby Lucas » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:30 pm

what sizes?
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Postby Maty10 » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:17 am

photomike666 wrote:Place on Chifley drive (off Bell St) does Shinkos. I think you'd be lookig at $250 a set. Think it's called Mag Power or something.

Have perviously used the dreaded Peter Stevens tyre service, it's run out of the Harley garage and is very quick (45mins a pair) - prices are average.


45 minutes isn't really that quick.

Pablos have changed mine in under 20 mins the last 5 times I've been there, ok so it was only one tyre at a time but I'm sure they could manage the pair a fair sight quicker than 45 mins.

May not be the cheapest place around (cheapish, not cheapest) but they certainly are a nice bunch of blokes in there and seem to know their hoops.
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Postby sluglie » Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:00 am

as i posted on the other tyre thread,

be quick if you want to buy a set of shinko's for $250 because at that price they wont be selling them for long when their importer/wholesaler refuses to sell them tyres because they are bastardising the prices.

$250 is less than wholesale price and when the rest of the re-sellers start to complain to the importer/wholesaler (or refuse to sell his tyres because thay have to sell them so cheaply that they make no money on them) then the importer/wholesaler will do something about it.

other than that, pablo's have always done me a fair deal on tyres (used to pick the bike up fit the new tyres and then drop the bike off again all for $20 fitting fee plus price of tyres) plus scott and rick are good blokes to have a yarn with.
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Postby mrmina » Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:03 am

Smitty wrote:
and f'gawdsake stay away from BJane in Elizabeth St
service is shite..even if tyres are cheap

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Tims not bad at all. hes a good bloke.

hes tyres arnt too cheap either
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Postby tape » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:18 pm

Check my bike rebuild thread,

http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB2/viewtopic ... 560#162560

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