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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.