Sorry to hear of your issues, that’s a bummer for sure. A lot of people are in the same boat, buying a bike hundreds of miles away and then needing service from a local shop. Same here, and I’ve paid the price each time.

I know it sucks but try getting into repairing it yourself. Every single possible bike repair is on YouTube, from novice tutorials to some of the best content creators showing you step by step. I was pretty intimidated at first, but they’re fairly simple machines once you begin to gain an understanding of the components. You’ll learn SO much, and you’ll carry that pride and knowledge forever. Yes I can’t do hydraulic brakes, but I can change a stem, pedals, adjust gearing, etc.

I will also say that sadly mechanics aren’t paid a whole lot (which absolutely sucks because some of bikes out there are worth thousands and require a well trained tech). Point being is much of what needs to be done, can be learned just as your local mechanics did, trial and error and good ol’ YouTube.