Bike Shop Etiquette - i feel scammed
Hi Everyone - i just bought a bike and started biking in the city a few weeks back.
Yesterday night i was biking, tried to hop a curb, and lost balance. This had resulted in me getting a flat and i had assumed it was structurally damaged bc i tried to use my bike air pump that connects to the presta valve for my front tire. I had no luck and no air was going into the tire which lead me to believe there was a hole or some damage.
This morning I took my bike to a local bike shop in center city to see if they can fix my flat and i asked how much it was and they responded $30. I should have specified to them beforehand that if there was no damage and it just needed air, i can try it myself again and save the money for the “repair”. After they had finished the service (10 minutes), they said that it just needed air and that it would be $30 for their analysis and putting air in the tire which i paid.
I am new to cycling but I feel like this was sort of schemy business tactic, taking advantage towards new cyclist. I get paying for a service which I am happy to do but I just felt like as a new cyclist, this wasn’t really an uplifting experience paying $30 to put air in my tire. is this business practice normal?
Update: will take this as a learning lesson - thank you guys for the advice and the constructive criticisms.
Just getting started and been enjoying the rides - tire repair skill are in development. Need to also learn how to use this bike pump or figure out if it’s faulty lmao.