What should a shop charge to swap headset **Final outcome**

[Big Dan]

Tough crowd. Just go to the shop and ask.
I'm going to say $50-100.

[merlinmurph]

Originally Posted by bigbill

Headset tools are something I don't own because.... King.

Exactly.

[Big Dan]

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Don't get it?
I have 7 CK headsets and still have the tools.
Somebody has to install them.

[cmg]

buy tools on eBay and sell tools after headset install. still going to be out $20-30. If you decided to make your own headset press post photos.

[oldpotatoe]

Headset tools are something I don't own because.... King.

Cuz they last forever or something? Gotta install them first, yes? OMG, when in the trenches, yes, as far out as it sounds, I did see CK headsets go south..

[colker]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Cuz they last forever or something? Gotta install them first, yes? OMG, when in the trenches, yes, as far out as it sounds, I did see CK headsets go south..

What´s special in the special King tool?

[chiasticon]

Originally Posted by colker

What´s special in the special King tool?

the press adapters for King headsets can run up to $160 (for a full set). not saying you *have* to use those, but it's what King recommends. if pressing cups into a Pegoretti, I'd prefer they be used.

https://chrisking.com/collections/he...=8382290264109

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by colker

What´s special in the special King tool?

I think the guy's post was he don't need no stinkin headset tools cuz my CK headset lasts forever..not about any special tools for CK HS'..just use a tool that doesn't push on the bearing, but pushes on the cup and it'll be fine.

I've installed hundreds of CK headsets with the park HS cup press..just don't use the inserts..

[merlinmurph]

Originally Posted by Big Dan

^

Don't get it?
I have 7 CK headsets and still have the tools.
Somebody has to install them.

Shop originally built the bike(s). I've never had to replace a CK, so I just haven't bothered buying a HS tool. I'm sure they go bad. For something I would have used so rarely, it just isn't worth it to me.

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by ChainNoise

Are you ****ing kidding me? You really think a bike mechanic should be paid as much as an auto tech? This is probably the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Do a motor/trans swap and tell me that a bike mechanic should be paid as much as an auto tech! Bikes are probably the easiest things ever to work on.

Then why do I see so many bikes that have been hacked on by either other 'mechanics' or especially their owners that think they know what they're doing?

Wrenching on cars is easy comparatively because things go in one way or not at all. The hard part is getting to the parts that need replacing.

Unlike cars, bikes require more than just bolting parts in. It requires feel and skill. Some have it. Some don't.

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[Dekonick]

$50 and a 6 pack of good beer. Better yet - buy a headset from the LBS and have them install it. Otherwise, buy a headset press and learn to do it yourself.

[Ronsonic]

Originally Posted by zmalwo

In the age of internet it's usually better just do it yourself. Take Shimano stuff for example, you only need about $45 worth of tools to assemble everything on to your new frame yet they charge anywhere from $120 to $200 to do it in bike shops. Even the initial cost is lower than the initial cost from a shop, just think about how much it will save you down the road. It's better just look up the procedure on YouTube and buy a bearing press to do the job yourself in my opinion.

Here's the difference in my opinion, the shop will do it once and right and no questions about it; DONE. I do almost all of my own work with only a few oddities and specialist items going to the shop. That's me, I'm a technician by trade.

I wouldn't recommend doing anything on a Peg for the first time for normal people.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Dekonick

$50 and a 6 pack of good beer. Better yet - buy a headset from the LBS and have them install it. Otherwise, buy a headset press and learn to do it yourself.

Doesn't even have to be good beer..it's the thought that counts..

[Mikej]

Originally Posted by Ronsonic

Here's the difference in my opinion, the shop will do it once and right and no questions about it; DONE. I do almost all of my own work with only a few oddities and specialist items going to the shop. That's me, I'm a technician by trade.

I wouldn't recommend doing anything on a Peg for the first time for normal people.

No guarantees a shop won’t eff it up.

[unterhausen]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Doesn't even have to be good beer..it's the thought that counts..

I was in the LBS the other day, and in their recycle bin there was a empty box from a PBR 12 pack.