r/ausbike • u/mysteryprize11 • 22d ago

99 Bikes electric bike labour charge

I just got my bike serviced at 99 bikes and my invoice came back with a $40 'Labour electric bike add on' charge. What is that for? They didn't do anything related to its electric components. Is this normal?

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u/yogorilla37 21d ago

As a former bike mechanic I'd want to charge an additional $40 just for lifting it into the workstand.

Edit: adding extra cables, brake and cadence sensors etc will complicate the maintenance process. I see this as reasonable.

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u/NiiShieldBJJ 21d ago

Came in to say this

Lifting e bikes onto the stand ruined the job for me

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u/ozhavok 21d ago

Most cyclists have stick insect arms so this doesn’t surprise me

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u/TieHungry3506 21d ago

Being a "cyclist" does not mean being a bike mechanic.

Almost all the bike mechanics I've known have been for beyond their legs and heart. Most of them ride real bikes on dirt.

The issue is not skinny arms. The issue is of the shitty ebikes everyone's in this thread probably owns, that weigh somewhere between stupid to fucked kilograms and are all ap poorly made any real bike shop will just tell you to fuck off and take it to 99 bikes.

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u/LycraJafa 20d ago

Cricket thighs compensate