custom build quote
carrock
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thinking about ordering a Roubaix S Works custom build as I don't have the budget for a factory build with Sram Etap at £8500
How much detail is normally given or requested in a typical quote?
I'd expect to see each major component valued separately ie frame, wheelset, group, etc.
I have priced the parts only at £5000, based on frame at RRP plus a Sram red disc groupset and Ksrium Pro Disc wheels, plus parts, at prices I could buy them for as a retail customer.
The only quote I have in is for £6000ish.
Seems a big difference...surely not £1000 for labour?? Was thinking £250ish??
How much detail is normally given or requested in a typical quote?
I'd expect to see each major component valued separately ie frame, wheelset, group, etc.
I have priced the parts only at £5000, based on frame at RRP plus a Sram red disc groupset and Ksrium Pro Disc wheels, plus parts, at prices I could buy them for as a retail customer.
The only quote I have in is for £6000ish.
Seems a big difference...surely not £1000 for labour?? Was thinking £250ish??
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£1000 is a tad much.
TBH you can do a lot of it yourself. Ask them to sort the headset and bottom bracket and the rest goes on with an allen key.
my thinking is they can buy the bits cheaper than I can, and they will make a margin on the labour.
I have fitted a groupset so apart from cutting the steerer tube and pressing the headset I could do everything else
I will wait for the other quotes to come in and ask them to break it down.
This would then be where you could start negotiating on price.
If they've included a decent bike fit then your room to negotiate is probanly limited but I certainly wouldn't expect to pay a grand over retail.
Are you sure you're being priced on what you think you've asked for? Etap rather than Red?
I wouldn't expect them to supply parts at cost, but they must be making a margin supply parts at the same price I can buy retail, as they will buy wholesale.
Plus charging me say 3 hours labour
Problem with a self build is specialised only warrant the frames when built up by an authorised dealer
Have you asked them about you supplying the parts, they supply frameset, headset, b/b, labour?
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Who said I was aggrieved?
My question was, to what level of detail would I expect a quote to be, and what is a typical labour charge for a build?
wI'll see what the other quotes stack up like
The extra £750 you've been quoted is probably to put you off wasting the shops time.
I agree with above. Standard quote tactic when you don't really want the job because it's not worth it. You put an over the top quote in. If customer accepts it. Result.