Originally Posted by
Sangetsu
For a tune up, you need only a handful of skills; how to true your wheels, adjust your shifting and brake cables, adjust your derailleur stops, clean and lube your chain, and maybe resurface (file smooth) or replace your break pads. You can get step-by-step instructions on Youtube. The necessary tools will set you back about 1/4 what you would pay for a tune up.
Not even close. Full tune-up in a shop is about $50. I have almost $50 in tools just in taking the cassette off the wheel.
I bought my bike in the Spring of 2014. I'm just now getting to where things need a bit of adjustment. It's been working flawlessly with just slight barrel adjustments for 4 years.
Tune-up by the shop is pretty darn cheap.