>>1965039You're retarded.
Of course they cost the same at a bicycle-specific joint. They need to make money off of ignorant retards who think their steel bicycle isn't just metal tubes welded together.
You could get any of that work done for under $100 if you just go to a metal shop and tell them what you need. Sure it might not be pretty, and it won't work on your exotic soda-can thin team racing bike. But it's just fucking steel tubes bro, it's not that serious.
This is why people who cycle across continents get steel bikes.
Also, I've no experience but I'm pretty sure the above is mostly true for carbon repair too. Plenty of people fix their own frames with good results just using carbon sheets and glue.
