What do you think a reasonable price for a tire change & balance is?

[Marker54]

Ron @ WCW is taking care of the rear tire this Saturday.

$116.00 for the tire, $35 for M&B. Never shopped around, just went to who I heard was reliable.

[sonny]

$116 for the tire? Jeez man. My rear is ~$160

[DubbleRNR]

Hey Eric:

I get the "First Customer" discount, correct??!! ;-)

[Onedwn5up]

Originally Posted by DubbleRNR

Hey Eric:

I get the "First Customer" discount, correct??!! ;-)

Haha. You sure do.

[Roberts]

Unfortunately, it's all about the overhead. $20 dollars may seem fair to a customer but will it pay the bills?

SPRHK & Mack are the only ones I would consider for a low over head shop.

One wheel on the bike:
Pull bike in
remove rear wheel
dismount, replace valve stem & mount tire
clean wheel
balance wheel
reinstall wheel, adjust chain if needed
road test bike= 30 to a minimum 40 min. .5 to 6.6 tenths of an hour to do it correctly X 95 per hour = $47.50 to $62.70 (around 1.5 front & rear)

Overhead is a bitch; rent, electric, shop supplies, wages & water not to mention 5 years is the average life of tire changing equipment. After that they don't work so well (if you can keep them in good shape that long.)

So in actuality it should be around $85 to $95 for one wheel on the bike for a shop to make a profit. But we can't charge that or customers would not ever come to us. So we take a hit on the tire M&B in hopes to gain a larger customer base who may either utilizes us for other work later or spread the word to other people & they come in.

There is no money to be made in tire changing. It is a necessary service for customer relations that no shop will ever complain about. Especially if the customer buys the tire from them.

[PSYCHO1000R]

i feeel guilty when i buy my tires online and have ron put em on.. but i have an excuse this time... he no longer carries 200/50 sportec m-1's ( yes im a poser, love the big fat tire) . so i was " forced" to buy online


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[Roberts]

Originally Posted by Cakes982

$15 each wheel.

$15 each wheel + 1/2hr labor.

I just reread this. Your on the bike one should be perfect for a low overhead shop. I would still bump up the loose wheel one unless they bought the tires from you.

[Roberts]

Originally Posted by PSYCHO1000R

i feeel guilty when i buy my tires online and have ron put em on..

WELL, you should...

Seriously though, why not order it through him? Are the prices that off with shipping? He'd probably match your price.

[Roberts]

Originally Posted by Marker01

Ron @ WCW is taking care of the rear tire this Saturday.

$116.00 for the tire, $35 for M&B. Never shopped around, just went to who I heard was reliable.

On or off the bike?

[sonny]

I need two mount and balanced on the bike!

$75? =D