Originally Posted by
billydonn
I wrench and I tinker and I "improve" and I don't care who knows it!
I don't know if I completely buy the expense ----> increased adjustment correlation you describe. Is it possible you just pay more attention to your expensive bikes?
The only repair/maintenance I do not do on my bike is retrueing the wheels. I will take the slight wobbles out but they go into the LBS to get the experts to De- tension the spokes and retrue on a regular basis.
On the expensive bikes needing more maintanance- Mine do but that is because they get more use than the Cheapo's.