How much?

bondurant
bondurant Posts: 858
edited April 2019 in Workshop
What's a reasonable price for truing a wheel with one broken spoke these days?

And no, I won't be doing it myself.

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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    10-15 quid are lbs prices
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    i knew the £120 i was quaoted was cobbleers, thats why i do these things myself. It's hardly rocket science
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    last one (one broken spoke) I had done was free. dunno why, but I think the fella was due to finish his shift and couldn't be bothered. he also took the rear off and made sure that was straight as well.
    The only disability in life is a poor attitude.
  • 964cup
    964cup Posts: 1,362
    We'd charge you £12.50 plus the cost of the spoke and nipple (anywhere from £1 to silly money depending on the wheel). That assumes the wheel was true before the spoke broke, and that there are no seized nipples or other problems with it.
  • bondurant
    bondurant Posts: 858
    Thanks all

    I have been quoted £40. Thought it sounded like daylight robbery.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    What wheel is it? How far out of true ?
  • bondurant
    bondurant Posts: 858
    Rear drive side and a few mm. 32 spoke so not too bad.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    cougie wrote:
    What wheel is it? How far out of true ?

    This is important, some of the weird wheels DT Tricons, Campag Shamals both come to mind can be pricey to true as they need "special" spokes and or tools. £10-£15 at most as said unless its eaten a load of spokes then it might be more.
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  • bondurant
    bondurant Posts: 858
    It's just an Archetype with standard spokes
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Why can't you DIY? It's very straight forward. Honestly.
  • bondurant
    bondurant Posts: 858
    I suppose I could give it a crack...is it just a question of shoving in a new spoke and tightening?
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    Bondurant wrote:
    I suppose I could give it a crack...is it just a question of shoving in a new spoke and tightening?
    Pretty much yes. Plus a bit more but at a basic easily achievable level yes
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Basically yes. Use your brake callipers to measure trueness.

    Made tiny adjustments as you go
  • bondurant
    bondurant Posts: 858
    Grazie amigos
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Only thing to make sure is spoke length. Post in the 'handbuild wheels' thread your hub and rim and someone can tell you. I have no idea how to work it out!

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