Since I already found a way to get myself blacklisted from one store for questioning their recommended purchases to a ninny customer (or just bicycle newbie), I am going to keep the name of this store private. The reality is that they did avery good job of job tuning up my stealth. However, the costs for an equally ridiculously high price of about $225 once I discount the costs of special items like installation of a new computer.

Here are my two questions:
(1) How many other stores charge $100+ for the price of the tune-up and then proceed to tack on costs of parts used in the repair, principally cable wiring for the brakes and duraleur (sp) so that it equals about $225 (and this includes discount given to me as a member of PPTC, WABA, LAB and AC)?
(2) What's the validity of a store person's claim seeing that a rear cassette (Ultegra) needs replacing since it has not been replaced over the past 3,000-4,000 miles or amount I rode last year when I got the last tune up for about 1/4 the cost from a vendor at RAGBRAI?