How much to pay for tire install

[speedknot]

Whats the going rate for having new tires installed?  I found an awesome deal for a pair of Pilot Road 2 tires online and will need to get them installed. 

[RVA Duc]

Shop near me wanted 120.00 for both installed. So I did them for free at my buddies with his tire machine.

[datdude]

I just got both tires done for $50. If you're in the L.A. area I could point you to this place.

[DucDodgers]

Remember you get what you pay for. Scratched rims and not balancing tire could come from looking for cheapest shop.

[derby]

Remember you get what you pay for. Scratched rims and not balancing tire could come from looking for cheapest shop.

it can come at full price, too... ask me how i know.

on the bright side, i did get two brand new wheels out of the deal.

[muskrat]

Cycle Gear has locations everywhere and I've had good luck with them in the past.

[speedknot]

it can come at full price, too... ask me how i know.
on the bright side, i did get two brand new wheels out of the deal.

Second that.  I paid $50 bucks to have an old tire taken off my chrome rim and the shop butchered the rim.  I paid top dollar for them the ruin the rim and they claimed it was collateral damage.

[He Man]

^ someone would get hurt if they told me it was collateral damage.


that is why i do tire changes my self with a tire iron. though with teh way my wheel looks as of now ( scratched up from the 3 crashed) i could care less. i actually wouldnt pay someone to  change my wheel just cause i feel like they are doing me a favor by scratching it up for free. :

[Nomad]

I'm in Germany, but a local auto shop charged me 11.00 Euro per tire, balanced too.  Thought it was a pretty sweet deal.

[rideserotta]

The local Ducati dealer here charges $41/tire. A performance shop in town charges $55/tire. I went with the performance shop because I really liked the tech. He knew his stuff and didn't treat me like an idiot. He treated my bike like a queen, scrubbed the tires, washed the wheels, and cleaned/lubed/adjusted the chain. The additional cost was well worth it to me. You don't always get what you pay for but in this case I did.

[redxblack]

That's roughly what they charge around me. It's about $20 more if the wheels are on the bike than if you just bring in the rims. I've always just bought tires at the shop and dropped off the bike, but as I've gotten more skilled working on the thing and less afraid to do basic mechanics, I'll be dropping off rims (at least until I meet someone with a tire mounting setup).

[bikepilot]

IIRC my local dealership charges 25/wheel to mount and balance.

[Slide Panda]

Should probably note if these prices folks are tossing out are for just mount and balance (wheel off the bike) or with pulling the wheel off and tire work...

[Lore]

I'm in Germany, but a local auto shop charged me 11.00 Euro per tire, balanced too.  Thought it was a pretty sweet deal.

about the same price i Cro 


although some people had similar problems with some shops 
when you find a good one stick with it 

[ducatiz]

I've never seen it less than $30/tire and that was a small shop out of a guy's garage.

The dealers tend to charge around $50-60 per tire around here.

It blows my mind because I got my tires mounted at NTW for $15 each with tires that I bought online (Tirerack.com)

Granted, they do more tire installs on cars than bike places do on bikes, but come on...