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I enjoy building wheels so for a little extra cash I thought I was being reasonable.
You are intending to declare that income aren't you? You'll need to register as self-employed within 3 months of commencing business activities.
Otherwise, you're not just screwing your own industry, you're conning all of us.
Emyr
Well I definitely didn't intend to under cut anyone in the cycling industry.
I work in a bike shop myself and have been working as a bicycle mechanic for over 4 years alongside study.
I'm new to offering my repair services on this forum so I didn't know what a good price was - if I charge workshop prices people would just go to their lbs.. I have a park tool wheel truing stand ts2.2, dishing tool and spoke tension meter at home so I have all the tools and I enjoy building wheels so for a little extra cash I thought I was being reasonable.
In hindsight I realised my approach should was wrong and the last thing I want to do is have people think I am under charging because of the lack of quality in my work which is not the case.