Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
i feel worthless and weak. have been fixing my stuff for decades but this week i gave in and will pay big $$ for the
"tune up" no time energy motivation oh yes no skills ...get the bike back Thursday. im excited to ride but hate to pay out for tune up.
I don’t build wheels, but I do everything else on my bikes. I like working on stuff, and I’ve been doing it long enough that I can do as good a job on my own bikes as any LBS wrench, quite apart from the cost and the turnaround time. I do all the work on my older cars, including a complete rebuild of one and engine-out work on the other, but will continue to leave the newer family car to the pros as long as it’s under warranty