Originally Posted by
Kilroy1988
As a professional craftsman I can state with certainty that that is not the case. However, the wheel is hardly out of true - I've seen the work being done and know that it will take the guy 2 minutes to set it on the stand and get it right, and another two or three minutes to find the tool he needs for the old freewheel and get it off. I'm not used to paying $45 for five minutes of work. I can have a custom Bob Jackson frame built for the price of two hours of labor at that shop rate!
-Gregory
I have no issues with minimum charge of an hour. The time to drop your other work, speak to you, do the work, collect money and then get back in the rhythm you lose is worth paying for. Don’t forget his Self Employment tax, Social Security and FICA (including the portion most people’s employers pay) and shop overhead. Plus you pay for their experience. As a side note, I do 80% of my own work.