Price me

RobertR · Post by **RobertR** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:01 pm

My chain snapped this morning as I was riding to school

I need a new chain and front and rear sprockets, how much incl. labour do you think that will cost?

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:08 pm

umm chain abt $130...front abt $15, rear abt $60...so close to $200 without labour...fitting is abt 2 hrs at most...so abt $320..... any more than that they are having a lend of u...

tho i reckon labour should be more like 1 hr ($60)...

JetPilot · Post by **JetPilot** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:19 pm

Neka79 wrote:umm chain abt $130...front abt $15, rear abt $60...so close to $200 without labour...fitting is abt 2 hrs at most...so abt $320..... any more than that they are having a lend of u...

tho i reckon labour should be more like 1 hr ($60)...

Spot on Neka....

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:56 am

it's a 250, chain may be cheaper.

try here

NovaCoder · Post by **NovaCoder** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:49 am

You're lucky it didn't have you off! How fast were you going at the time?

Do you know why it snapped (eg too loose/rusty/worn) or was the power of the mighty ZZR lump too much for it?

phizog · Post by **phizog** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:01 pm

Holy crap!

My chain is REALLY old and lose atm, despite adjusting tension, the rings are very worn out and bounce all the time. Local (expensive) bikeshop said $100 for chain, $60 to fit. $313 for sprockets and chain, fitted. Cheapest I quoted was $280.

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:08 pm

Thank god I'm not paying someone to work on my bike. I must have saved thousands in labour.
$100 for x ring chain, $65 for sprockets.

JetPilot · Post by **JetPilot** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:17 pm

Daisy wrote:Thank god I'm not paying someone to work on my bike. I must have saved thousands in labour.
$100 for x ring chain, $65 for sprockets.

Amen to DIY

RobertR · Post by **RobertR** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:38 pm

NovaCoder wrote:You're lucky it didn't have you off! How fast were you going at the time?

Do you know why it snapped (eg too loose/rusty/worn) or was the power of the mighty ZZR lump too much for it?

Was in second gear so about 20 - 30 km's... back wheel locked up bit i handled it lol.

It snapped because one of the links was already weakened from a previous incident where the chain came off because it was too lose!

RobertR · Post by **RobertR** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:39 pm

And my local bike store said new chain $69, front sprocket $19 and rear something like $40 so im happy about that.

Prob still be around $60 -$100 for labour of course.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:41 pm

yea mate find out what brand the $69 chain is...id go with a DID ....there strong, even if a little dearer...

i also do my own maintenance on chains to save the labour..

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:43 pm

it shouldn't cost more than $150-$160 for chain and sprocket for a 250.

Labour is a different story. Might cost u more in labour

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:07 pm

JetPilot wrote:
Daisy wrote:Thank god I'm not paying someone to work on my bike. I must have saved thousands in labour.
$100 for x ring chain, $65 for sprockets.
Amen to DIY

Amen to that Amen !

ProblemChild · Post by **ProblemChild** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:15 pm

Gosling1 wrote:
JetPilot wrote:
Daisy wrote:Thank god I'm not paying someone to work on my bike. I must have saved thousands in labour.
$100 for x ring chain, $65 for sprockets.
Amen to DIY
Amen to that Amen !