Local bike store - charge for service

Michael_K

I got some new pedals for the bicycle. One of the old pedals came off easily with a small Allen key. No suck luck with the other, as I hadn't a pedal spanner or wrench narrow enough to get access to it.

The local bike store charged £3 for removing it, which just involved a forceful turn of a pedal spanner to loosen it. This seems a bit excessive to me. All for about 2 minutes work. I did ask at the outset how much it would cost but was told 'not too much'. The guy offered to fit the new one for me, I didn't need it, thought he was just being helpful so accepted but I noticed it was marked as well on the receipt.

What do others think, excessive?

(The bike store in question is in a large town in N Ireland.)

IvanOpinion

It might just be that you have hit their minimum charge. As the old cliche goes ... 50p for parts, £50 for knowing which parts. Personally i would have bought a spanner.

Ivan

Toothsmith

I think you had a very good deal!

I'd probably have given him a fiver and told him to keep the change!