What's a good price for fitting tyres?

I have a set of tyres I need fitting but I'm not sure how much I should pay to get them fitted. The alternative is buying the kit to fit them myself, but I'm not sure I go through enough tyres to make it worthwhile.

A friend of mine suggested £20/tyre if I rode in with the new tyres. That'd probably be pushing how much I'd want to pay - I'd look for up to half that (so £20 total, not per tyre). But I don't know if I'm being realistic or not.

I'd be happy to take the wheels in loose if it seriously affected the price. I just have reservations about lining up my rear again (i.e. I don't know how to do it).

I'm unsure how much it would cost to get the kit to fit the tyres myself, I *think* I have seen a cheap/partially-homemade/ebay-bought kit for £70 or thereabouts, and there is also the possibility of splitting it with a mate.

?20 per wheel is a fair price IMO.

Getting some pr2s fitted on friday ?179 for tyres and ?30 for fitting

Originally Posted by muffles

A friend of mine suggested ?20/tyre if I rode in with the new tyres.

How do you intend to ride in and carry the new tyres???

Originally Posted by muffles

I just have reservations about lining up my rear again (i.e. I don't know how to do it).

Just undo the rear akle nut, pull out the spindle and drop the wheel out. If you leave the chain adjusters alone when you fit the wheel back in it will be in the exactly same the place!

I found it is cheaper (?10 but the price varies from place to place don't forget) to take in loose wheels, if you can get them there!

Sounds like maybe I should consider the DIY fitting kit! Prices I have seen on this & other forums varies from £5/wheel to £30 for the front and £40 for the rear! These are supposed to be tyres-for-cheap (£110 for the pair) so don't want to spend loads on fitting (unless it's on a kit which I could use many times).

I was going to carry the tyres round my waist, saw someone do that once also I have read about people carrying the tyres strapped to a rucksack.

I guess I can try and get a couple of prices tomorrow, just wanted to know what I should be aiming for...

[Drew Carey]

I'm in the same position and was considering buying my own rubber, but, some places I spoke to said that they would charge it at ?50 per hour!!!!!! As it is not in the interest to not supply the tyre.

The norm seemed to be about ?20 per wheel though.

That being said, I managed to find fully fitted Avons at ?178, was quoted ?258 by one place!!!!

Hmm, yes that's the problem I've heard too (they get the profit from the tyre itself, not the fitting). I'll still check a few prices, but it seems more likely I'll see if I can get my mate to split the cost of the stuff for DIY fitting, or look for it cheap on Ebay...

[Drew Carey]

If you can and are confident enough then will pay its way in the long run. I made me laugh, I phoned one place and they said, "Will be 210", I said is that fully fitted.....his response "Nah mate, thats the tyre cost only!!!!"

I just think they will say it as they know some people will wlak in and pay it.

?12.50 per tyre around here. Ride in Ride out. Only ?7.50 each fitted to loose wheels

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

If you can and are confident enough then will pay its way in the long run. I made me laugh, I phoned one place and they said, "Will be 210", I said is that fully fitted.....his response "Nah mate, thats the tyre cost only!!!!"

I just think they will say it as they know some people will wlak in and pay it.

Exactly the kind of cost I'm trying to avoid by getting these £110 tyres

Originally Posted by MR UKI (1)

?12.50 per tyre around here. Ride in Ride out. Only ?7.50 each fitted to loose wheels

Now that sounds more like the price I'd pay (pounds sterling not question marks though )