worm for tyre cost til 8 bucks?

[creedmaniac]

hi guys just wana share...lately i noticed my tyre very fast need air..like need to pump every 2 days..im riding vtec3..so im sure the must be a hole somewhere..so today im not working and need to settle some errands in north area(im staying in east). so i decided to drop by one of the bike shop at yishun industrial to check out my tyre,checked n and found out theres nail..the uncle straitaway go get a worm for my tyre as i expected it..fixed it..and asked me for 8bucks..i was shock..cos im pretty sure standard price isnt more than 5bucks..i asked him y so expensive he said it standard price want..can ask next door if not believe...his shop is the first shop on d left...as i cant be bothered i just pay him up n ride off...next i decided to survey for new tyre as i noe someday ill need to change it soon..went to unique at kaki bukit...while looking fr tyre..i asked the staff..how much a worm cost if tyre got hole...he replied..5bucks...5bucks from a reputable shop...and 8bucks from apek shop...damn...avoid the shop guys..

[Silent Hunter]

Must be the corner bike shop next to the field in the Yishun industrial estate, it's a black shop.

Mustafa selling 3 worms for $5.

 

If you patch up in a shop it's $5max.

$5 per patch is for labor cost + worm.

$8 is over charging by more than 50%!

[creedmaniac]

ya bro im aware of tat..but my mistake is i never ask how much before allowed him to fix it..so ill just let it pass..and will avoid the shop.

[dragonforce]

well, just be glad that your problem is solved, and you paid $3 for your lesson and discovery of the shop, not $300.

[luckystar]

Although my cousin live in Yishun but he never go to that mentioned shop because he was "chopped" big time there. We usually go to Unique at Autobay to service our bikes... Cheaper tires with free drinks

[Stardust83]

I was once charged $8 for a tyre patch too. But that was late at night... Around 2 plus AM in the morning. To be able to ride is better than saving the $8 then. Lolx.

[EJ]

how come you guys paid $8?

 

i paid $5 only. same shop, at the corner. always open till late.

[EJ]

how come you guys paid $8?

 

i paid $5 only. same shop, at the corner. always open till late.

[temp3r]

just pay la..no big deal..they still need to pay for rental of the shop ma...vv pressure de ma

[aRcHeR]

really dun understand why TS is making a big fuss over $3..

 

wait till you do a patching for $25.. inside out patching..

[Highwaystar]

One lesson learnt: always ask for a quote before confirmation

 

Anyway $3 just take it as u had a lousy chicken rice bro...

[KerplunkZ]

Must be the corner bike shop next to the field in the Yishun industrial estate, it's a black shop.

Mustafa selling 3 worms for $5.

 

If you patch up in a shop it's $5max.

$5 per patch is for labor cost + worm.

$8 is over charging by more than 50%!

 

huh ? which shop is this ? tommy ?

[Dafanshu]

really dun understand why TS is making a big fuss over $3..

 

wait till you do a patching for $25.. inside out patching..

 

lol that is a good one

[jeffreysg]

buy tire repair kit for $10 bucks at ah boy.

and DIY it in case of emergency.. do it at petrol kiosk as need to pump in air..

[kimmeng]

seriously, wait till you change a set of tires.

[432]

whats the shop name? got to keep a look out

[PaLmEr]

it's $8, labour and materials included, not $80 or $800.

[Raptor]

There are cheap repair kits from dunno where and there are repair kits by Michelin. Michelin repair kits cost $24, but confirm will seal the leak.

 

People got to make a living..if they cannot earn a few dollars for workmanship then how?

[Exu]

$8 is not a lot .. given the kind of situation you're in.. the bike shop could have told you that the hole cannot be mended and request you to change your tires and this always happens..

 

In future, if your bike is not in a serious condition, go back to your trusted mechanic/bike shop to prevent yourself from being cheated or over-charged by bike shops!

[Naz]

If you find it way too bitter to accept a $3 more than what you thought was market average, please learn to DIY.

 

I just wasted $10 for the 3 minutes reading this post (my hourly rate is $200, you don't like it, please find other reader's rate to read).

 

On a serious note, you said it, it's an Apek shop and it's $3 more than what you thought it was and you dont like it.

Now you want us to avoid the shop?

 

Not a strong justification to wreck someone's ricebowl there mate.

[niteblade]

i was quoted 10 dollars at a shop in ubi.... walked over to the next shop, and 5 dollars only. still holding up well

[SG_Me31]

diy is the only way out. its not hard actually.

[paithorn]

I paid $9 to patch my leaking tyres too....at a Shell Auto.... I knew it is more expensive but by a few dollars. Rather do it then wasting more fuel/money hunting for another one and if unlucky....stuck with a flat tyre and gotta chnage the whole tyre!

[kaozie]

guys... we are talking about something that is less than $10 here???

[cbkooky]

everyone has his own share of whats expensive and whats not. I had my own share of getting the tire fixed from $5 -$10 . and i also diy before and realise that sometimes paying a small amount to get someone to do it hassle free is easier in situations. Its $3 to learn something for yourself about the shop and also learn a skill from the apek..(next time can diy yourself). i am sure the feeling will go away soon. Till then, take it that its part and parcel of riding and maintenance. Murphy law :anything goes wrong will go wrong...so be prepared when that happen cos it will definitely cost more than what you pay to rectify.