Originally Posted by sinikl

let me add, the cost of a decent chainwhip and lockring tool will exceed the cost of what I paid to have someone fully fettle the bike. I later ruined two hubs through my own incompetence and hubris armed with said tools. Pay the man, ask questions, learn something, get experience by exchanging cash for it.

Originally Posted by sinikl

Here's what I/my LBS found wrong with the Kilo I got, out of the box:
-cone nuts set way too tight on both wheels (obvious, they spun with "detents" click-click-click)
-wheel bearings waaay too lightly greased
-BB spindle nuts loose
-headset DRY, no grease
-cog loose. once tightened, lockring too loose (of course)
-wheels out of true (expected, they fixed it tho)

you will need specialized parts to fix some of those (especially the cog and lockring) and knowledge you don't have to tell you if it's wrong out of the box. Pay a shop. I spent 45 bucks and even got my wheels trued. then, you start a relationship with the shop (independent shop) so when you need stuff, you go back, they know and like you.

take it to a shop.