Wheel Simple Bicycle Repair

Bicycle repair shop in Church Hill, Richmond Va.

2225 E. Clay St., Richmond, Va. 23223
itswheelsimple@gmail.com
TEXT ONLY! 844.763.8184
No one will answer a phone call here!
Owner operated bicycle repair shop

Repair – Service – Sales – Loaners – Demos – Brazing – Paint

Bicycle Tune Ups

–Dirty tune = $65

Like it sounds, no cleaning, quick chain lube, brake and gear adjustments only, a safety check etc., and out the door. install fees ARE NOT waived at this level of service! You’re welcome to ask us for a Dirty Tune, but we have the right to assess your bike’s condition and tell you “no, a Dirty Tune won’t cut it.”

–Basic = $150 Also my assembly fee, discounted for s.s. and fixies.

Extensive cable work and servicing of shifters, derailleurs, brake levers, and brakes. All cables and housing will be saved where possible but will replace if appropriate. Bearing adjustments throughout, safety check, rim strip and tube inspection/corrections. Grease stem, pedal threads, and seat post. Check torque on crank arms and bottom bracket cups. Frame, fork, wheels cleaned, and waxed where appropriate. Chain, gears, and cranks cleaned in ultrasonic tank, then rinsed and re-lubed. Hanger align, minor wheel truing, all install fees waived on replacement parts. Hub bearings are serviced on SINGLE SPEED bikes 🙂 Brakeless fixed geared bikes get this package at $100 🙂

-Yearly = $250 Optimized for daily drivers, contemporary or vintage, as well as gravel/all-road bikes, and bikes which have been sitting for extended periods of time.

Everything in previous but with the addition of loose ball and/or cartridge bearing service/repack of headset, bottom bracket, hubs, and even pedals (of quality), and in depth wheel truing both radial and lateral. ALL non-hydraulic components are cleaned in the tank and re-lubed. We recommend you plan on paying for the usual culprits to be replaced – chain, cassette, pads, maybe tires and grips/wrap, etc. and road bikes must pre-approve new tape and cables where necessary (around $25)

For gravel and mountain bikes, all of that plus in depth hydraulic brake service/repair and tubeless setup/repair. All bolts properly torqued. Assembly grease applied where appropriate. Fork lowers can be serviced for an extra $60 plus $20-$40 for wipers/oil/seal.

–Vintage bicycle refurb base price $350

Everything in previous tunes plus either protective urethane clear top coat on frame/fork/fenders/chainguard or polish and buff (whichever is called for). Aluminum and chromed parts polishing including hubs/rims, brakes, levers, shifters, stem etc. Wheel building labor included where modern spokes and/or rims are being swapped in (this is required), and much more. Any silver brazing or paint goes beyond the base price and will be added piece meal. ALL PARTS are sold separately. Base price already represents a bundled discount on labor. I have been developing this package and optimizing it for 11+ years. The results are always stunning, and I’m happy to announce the addition of brazing and paint as add-ons to it.

Wheel Building

Wheel Building:
– $65 surprise repair – as add on to a tune up only
– $100 new set. I’m happy to use your hubs/rims, but I only use my own spokes. No motor wheels.

Piecemeal

air is free

$10 install part (including tube/tire)
$10 patch tube (includes patch)
$40 tubeless setup from scratch (includes sealant, tape, and valve)
$12 shift indexing
$30 integrated install (includes setting up of a system in the process)
$10-$45 tire repair, depending on tire and tear
$20 cabled brake/gear full service. This includes hanger align on the rear, shifter flush/lube, cable surfacing, housing lube, pad adjustment/resurface, pivots lubed, etc. etc.
$20 mineral oil system bleed per line
$35 DOT fluid system bleed per line or any time two syringes are required
$25 general wheel truing
$35 major wheel truing
$25 **** dynamo wire solder
$25 loose ball bearing overhaul of hub, bottom bracket, pedals, or headset
$35 loose ball bearing service of gear hubs
$10 Cartridge bearing install per component
$45 single main component polishing EACH
$80 frame set urethane clear top coat and internal frame saver. Only available to add onto a DELUXE tune
$25-$100 Seized component removal

Frame Work – – – – Steel only

Stay dimple for tire clearance $25
Rear spacing for hub $25
Pair bottle cage rivnuts $30
Dropout align $10
Raise brake bridge or seat stay bridge $80
Add kickstand plate $50
Respray (epoxy or high build, acrylic, urethane) $300 – $400

Steerer Tube Replacement $175
Fork Dropout Replacement $150 – $200
Disc Tab $100
Cantilever Brake Mounts (pair) $50
Frame & Fork Alignment $145
Frame Alignment $100
Fork Alignment $75
Head Tube Replacement $250
Pump Nipple on Head Tube $25
Pump Peg $25
Top Tube Replacement $350
Top Tube & Down Tube Replacement $525
Top Tube Cable Guides (3) $40
Top Tube Split Stops (2) $35
Down Tube Replacement $300
Down Tube Shifter Bosses (pair) $50
Water Bottle Bosses (pair) $50
Bottom Bracket Shell Replacement $300
Bottom Bracket Top Cable Guides $60
Bottom Bracket Cable Underside Guides $45
Drill for Plastic Cable Guide $20
Seat Tube Replacement $275
Cantilever Brake Mounts (pair) $50
Chainhanger on Seatstay $15
Seat Stay Splitter for Belt Drive $200
Disc Tab w/Support $150
Rack Mount on Seat Stays $45
Seatstay Replacement $275
Chainstay & Seatstay Replacement $450
Chainstay Replacement $275
Chainstay Cable Stop $35
Eyelet pair on Dropout $40
Rear Dropouts Replacement slotted $150
Rear Dropouts Replacement socket $150
New lugged steel fork $325

What is “Far Far?”

It’s a frame brand which is now in “development.” It’s in the infancy stages now. It is my vision and goal to become proficient in building frames and forks in the traditional styles in order to diversify the business’s income streams and to keep myself challenged, rewarded, and fulfilled in this industry which is constantly eating itself. Do I expect to make a living on fabrication? No. It is my hope that I am able to meaningfully add to the shop’s bottom line with frame, fork work, and with paint. One must be creative to survive.

GIFT CARDS FOR THE COMMUNITY are what keep our Repair Fund going!

This is how I am financially able to keep my business accessible to a few more people per quarter in my immediate community. Between area youth and adults on fixed incomes, bicycles are a lifeline and a resource. It is important to me to create space for folks who normally would not be able to pay for professional services on their transportation.

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Read about this project at length here.

This allows me to apply a real gift card redemption code to a real work ticket, recording everything properly.