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The mountain of cash is a key contribution.
I'll also hire the LBS for stuff I can't do, or can't do well. Wheelbuilding mostly. Also servicing/bleeding hydraulic disc brakes. Its done with different tools and materials than cars and motorcycles. I sometimes feel bad I don't use the LBS's more but its faster for me to fix most things myself. Lord knows I would have no idea how to build the wheel and hub on your bike in particular. God only knows how many little bits are INSIDE the hub!
I was a pretty good bicycle mechanic in years gone by, but with the uber-modern bikes much is different. Not really better or worse, just different.
I greatly prefer the clean thin athletic looks of the classics, but I can't argue with the performance advantages of my carbon fiber monocoque bike.
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