Just wondering what you guys would/do pay for a full bike build at your LBS from the bare bones up. Assume it’s a full electrical groupset with disc brakes and all components are supplied by the customer and fit the supplied frame correctly! I’ve had some wildly different quotes so I’m just wonderi…

And just a basic build. The fit and adjustments would be considered extra.

I would expect some differences as to whether your mechanic has priced in the hassle and time of fully intergrated handlebar cable routing, or not.

Still too little info provided imo for any more specific answer but to take a swag at it, $250-600 depending.

I live in Germany and drove two hours to a trusted mechanic to do my build, complete with wheels. Paid nearly 300€ but was worth it for a 5000€ investment

My shop lists a full build for a bike with discs as “Starting at $349” (Australian) depending on complexity. Presumably things like integrated front ends are what pushes this up.

[image] Ultrawolf: I live in Germany and drove two hours to a trusted mechanic to do my build, complete with wheels. Paid nearly 300€ but was worth it for a 5000€ investment Same thing here in Aus…do you want a good mechanic who can finish the bike off nice for you? Difference between good me…

It’s only a day’s work. What would you expect someone to earn for that, + a margin?

Thanks, the issue is that I’ve been quoted anywhere from $300 to $800 for exactly the same work. I’ve had excellent reviews of the guys at the $300 mark so I’m not worried about their quality of work. I just find the variance pretty startling and wondered what others would think was reasonable.

Spending more money isn’t guaranteed to get you a better product, but you are guaranteed to spend more money. I expect the majority of quotes to be at the lower third mark of a price range. People can quote high on work they’re not familiar with, they don’t normally do, or they don’t want / need to…

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critpig March 1, 2022, 4:44am 9

Same thing here in Aus…do you want a good mechanic who can finish the bike off nice for you? Difference between good mechanics and bad ones here is a bit of a chasm. I was going to say around 500 bucks in trump dolleridoos is a good starting point.

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