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Cool. I’ll play. A roll for what brand? Shimano? Shimano what? Half of Shimano is Banjo based. Which era SRAM? Cos there’s internal banjo and then there’s flexihose stuff? But aftermarket? Sure, but which fittings kit are you buying? What about hose bore to work with the MC specifics? Shimano barbs and olives don’t fit on Elvedes hoses, you have to get their fittings. So what about Campag, that’s basically Magura no? Do Magura do rolls of the stuff? Let’s do a deep search of aftermarket 50/100m rolls, their aftermarket fittings, and then charge the equivalent.
Awesome, now you’re however much grand deep in your hoses.
You service bike, you quote cost. Oh no too expensive, Person buys online instead and gives you packet.Now do this for most components, cross compatibility, changes over the years, and account for all sorts of mish mash bikes that come your way.
Happy Knickers indeed.
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Oh be quiet with your sensible logic and awareness of the different standards. My LBS should service my bike on my terms.
They should be rolling out a clean red carpet when I arrive on my filthy bike, and doesn’t a puncture repair come with a detailed clean, and why are they firing a new inner tube when I brought a stick on puncture patch with me that I bought off Ali express?
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This is all true but surely Shimano, who only have two types of hoses, account for 90% of customers?
(Bike shops can obviously run their businesses how they want)
dancing james
lemonade
Not in a bloody packet ffs! Hose by the meter, barbs separate, not in an overpriced packet.
It was an example happy knickers, based on my lbs saying they can't compete but still buying everything from Madison instead of using the hugely discounted stuff online and just adding a bit. I have a friend with a repair business, he buys spares in bulk, charges for stuff loose. I appreciate there are those who want a shimano packet. Whatever.