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My bike tires popped?

How much will it cost to repair my bike?

  • My poor 2004 Giant Women's Sedona bicycle is in need of some maintenance, mainly new tires. A few years ago, I took my bike to an extremely wet coastal area, which caused quite a bit of corrosion. Since then, my bike has been rarely used and stored outside in an extremely hot and dry climate. What I can see that should be replaced: 1) Tires (this is a "comfort bike" designed to ride smooth, but also with some features of a mountain bike) 2) Tubes (I assume) 3) Brake cables (I assume - the outer portions are dried and cracked, though the brakes seem to function normally) Any other suggestions, especially those that wear down in a dry climate? Also, any ideas why my tires popped? I filled my tires, rode the bike a bit, then drove it (on my car) to a lower elevation (2500 ft drop in elevation). I rode the bike for only a few minutes at this new elevation, then stored it indoors. Within 24 hours, both tires popped, ripping at the edge. I have not checked the condition of the tubes. THANK YOU!!!

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    Chickfend Take you bike to the local bike shop. As you can see it won't cost you much to get yourself back on the road. Get new tires and tubes AND I would suggest for you some tire liners. They will prevent many common flats from thorns glass and metal splinters that might frustrate you. While you are there have them give you a 'tune up' which will include a review of all of your systems, lube, oil, and adjustments. Trust your shop. Store your bike inside or covered at all times. the weather and sun will do more damage than any amount of riding... As for your tires popping. My best bet is that you had them filled to max capacity, and your weather worn tires and tubes could not stand the excess pressure. Have a great spring riding! Soccerref

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It shouldn't cost too much to replace two tires and inner tubes if you do the work yourself. Cables are not very expensive but the labor will run a little more. Sun light is hard on rubber and plastic so don't leave you bike out in the sun. Replace the tires and have the shop do the cables and tune the bike up. http://bicycletutor.com/

Bob A

tires, $20 each tubes $5 each - probably ok unless they blew out with a big hole cables $2 each, labor extra housing $1.50 a foot if they work don;t worry about it wle.

☼wle☆atlanta☼

IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dollars.

Anthony

personally, i would say this is a good excuse to buy a new bike, but that's just me. if you have flat tires, the tubes are at fault. just buy a new set of tires and tubes. tires will run you about $20, unless you buy high quality tires for serious trail riding which can be as high as $40 each. tubes are inexpensive, they usually run about $5 each, just get the generic, run-of-the-mill tubes. i would suggest you install this yourself, it is an easy process and a good learning experience. brake cables, there is a housing (plastic) and a cable (the cable itself). if it's just the housing and you're more interested in functionality than cosmetic appearance, i would say leave it alone. if it's the cable itself, definitely get it replaced. this is slightly more involved than replacing tires and tubes, but a bike shop won't charge more than $20 dollars for labor and $15 for parts. lastly, oxidation, depends on where and how bad. if the chain is slightly oxidized, a simple lube will do the trick. chain lube runs about $5 for a small bottle. if it's heavily oxidized, as in it looks like it has a thick layer of rust, i would suggest replacing the chain. a decent chain will run about $20 dollars. if the cassette is heavily rusted as well, it will go for about $40. once again, changing a chain and cassette is slightly more involved than tube/tires and cables/cable housing. in all, if you decide you want to replace everything, you're looking at a whopping bill of about $65 if you buy the parts and provide the elbow grease yourself. if you take it to a mechanic, just tack on an extra $20 for his time and labor. this is assuming all you want to change out are tubes, tires, chain, and cable housing.

luis r

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