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Your SWB membership card will give you a 10% discount at Protyre too I get them done for a fiver each at the guy just up the road from mineTLS-Moose wrote: If you are comparing to ebay prices, then that is different, but if you take a loose wheel and tyre pretty much anywhere now, you're looking at up to £20 to fit and balance per wheel
I've had tyres from CMS and BikeWorx, and they were both about the same price. The last one from CMS was in June 2009, Bridgestone BT45R 130/80-17 £70, plus ultra-seal £13 plus VAT £12, total £95. BikeWorx was at MOT time so took them off the bike for me. As I have a car I take them off the bike myself and down to CMS. I've not been to SP or Bridge, but I look at those big shiney showrooms and assume the must have higher overheads and hence higher prices. If you buy your tyres online and fit them yourself then ideally you should get them balanced depending on how fast you want to go, so you'd still have to take them to a garage. As for Protyre I've not tried them.Yeh that was me, I thought it was you, although ur bike seemed to be lacking a engineSixth Gear wrote:I think I saw you and Delvey today. Delvey going into town along Beacon Lane about 12.30, whoever it was waved,
not necessarily true, bigger shops = better buying power = better discounts so potentially better pricing, the labour charges might be higher though. when ive had tyres from sp they've always been cheaper than protyre,i use a guy local to me who makes his money on the fitting the tyres not supplying themSixth Gear wrote: I've not been to SP or Bridge, but I look at those big shiney showrooms and assume the must have higher overheads and hence higher prices. If you buy your tyres online and fit them yourself then ideally you should get them balanced depending on how fast you want to go, so you'd still have to take them to a garage. As for Protyre I've not tried them.
try john he is usualy cheaper then most places http://www.jcmotorcyclesltd.co.ukwanzey wrote:ok, im in dyer need of a new rear tyre.... and payday is coming up...good place to get tyres? and where can we use our members discount..?? i have just been to cms and a 160 by maxxis will cost 95 plus 5 fitting fee. there are various others there too... just curious because i know cms are renound for high prices? any decent places to go? thanks guys
sam.
That's kinda cool - sort of thing you'd hire when on holiday somewhere hot, can just imagine riding it in shorts with no lid to get to some remote beach (can also imagine a few other things on that beach toodelvey91 wrote:
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