Originally Posted by
seau grateau
Tools that often cost more than taking the bike to the shop for work. Tools that you may only use once in your life.
Agreed, plus the space to store them and the space to actually do the work without ruining walls/floors/etc. Not everyone has basements and garages.
Also, willingness to pay for an expert to do something better and faster is not necessarily laziness. My time is worth something too.