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basically only had to cut and fit forks as new frame so nothing to remove, having laugh trying to charge that but I guess there are people out there that will pay those sort of prices.
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On a full carbon fork the crown race can be a real pain to fit, and cutting a carbon steerer is a bit more involved and expensive than cutting an alu steerer. So £15-25 would be a reasonable price range. Installing a headset on carbon frame and fork is also a bit trickier, but same price range.
Seems they were either taking the mickey or they didn’t want to do the service.
Eseman
£75 for fitting the fork may look like a lot but maybe they need to remove the crown race from old to new and chop and reroute a hydro brake hose, then a quick bleed to remove any air.
If it's only chopping it and bolting it £15 is fair.
50£ for the headset install it's mad, takes minutes.