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Chain & Freewheel Wear
Today's bikes, especially mid to high-end machines have more gears: 8,9 or 10 on the rear wheel. Materials are lighter than before. Today's chain and freewheel components wear together and should be replaced together.

Each chain link gets slammed by the teeth on the chainrings and gears as it slides from the front of the link to the back.

Riding a worn out chain and freewheel sends dozens of links, hundreds of turns… The result of premature wear on the chainrings and gears…higher maintanence costs.

It's not just mileage but also the intensity of the effort that cause wear; so we can't just say change it every 1000 miles (BUT THAT'S A FAIR ESTIMATE).

Bring your bike in and we will apply a tool that measures wear.  If it already skips and "kacks" under power it might be time to repair the drivetrain.



Packing/Assembly Service
Box, Box-and-Ship, or Assembly

 

The Houston Bicycle Company is a full service bicycle repair shop. We can box your bike and YOU can ship it or we'll ship it for you via UPS (they come by every day).
Ship your bike to us and we'll build it up for you.

Box-a-bike
box your bike you ship/we ship $40.00
Re-assembly ship us your bike $40.00
Assembly
build-up new bike from box $65.00
Pro Build frame up assembly 150.00

Rates do not include shipping costs.

Additional Labor Rates:
Brakes
and Wheels