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  • About 6 weeks ago, I changed my bike tyre(Viking VX750) for £45 at a normal bike shop. I asked the guy for tyres and prices and he told me a middle range tyre that can last for 1 or 1 and a half year cost £46. He gave me a £1 reduction. 3 weeks ago, I asked a staff(Probably the manager) at Cycle King and he told me charges £15 for tyre and THE QUALITY IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME as the one I previously changed. After this, I have suspicions that the bike shop might be ripping me off, maybe because I seem as a bike beginner, ask many questions etc. However, I don't have A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE about bikes and cycling therefore I do not want to make a fast and haste judgement or write a bad review on the bike shop. My judgement may be wrong. Hence, I want to get advice and opinions of fellow cyclists here.

  • Unless you are physically unable to change a tyre I think paying anyone to do this is not value for money as it’s pretty easy to do.

    Asking questions about maintenance on forums like this will teach you all you need to know and prevent you from feeling ripped off 👍

  • 1 problem is the property I am living in is shared property. So it is difficult to practice and do things with my bike that requires a big space.

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