Originally Posted by
elcruxio
Well it's actually possible. I don't have that much trust in bike mechanics in general since they usually need to do the stuff quickly rather than do a good job of it. I've had issues with every bike mechanic's work I've ever tried and have since started doing all of my own work and am much happier. Most bike mechanics also mount hydro discs wrong due to the industry pushing the wrong quick and dirty method instead of teaching the correct way of doing it, which takes significantly longer, but afterwards you never have to touch the caliper again.
I agree with that and think NG remark is off. In particular since cable actuated disc brakes are hardly the bread and butter of bike shops, unless all the issues are the same.
You have, however, written two healthy in length responses without spilling the secrets, care to comment or point us to YOutube.
For instance, have you ever had a mechanic true and properly tension a wheel? I haven't. The wheels were always straight as arrows but the tensions were all over the place.
As it happens I have had very well built touring wheels from the LBS. I go there because a few of the people tour, and they spend a ton of time servicing courier's bikes which have some of the same durability issues we have. But picked at random I wouldn't be hopeful.