Recreational & Family - Great bike maintenance chart!!!

Just found this and thought I would share it with you--just scroll down the page to see the chart.
http://bicycleswest.com/page.cfm?PageID=136

Thanks for the lead! They also have a great article posted on how to buy a road bike.

Bicycles West is also a pretty good LBS. I'm new to the area and work close to their Tukwila location. Took my ride in for a spring tune up and they did a great job. They also had a good store-wide sale last year and I was able to pick up some tools, t-shirts and a jersey for next to nothing. I hope it's a yearly thing.

hey, thnx for posting, momtothreeboys! (btw, I too have 3 boys and they do keep a person busy)

Nice chart, except for one thing. From what I know it's a Baaad idea to retighten cotterless crank arms regularly. Often times the bolts will feel lose, but if the cranks were properly assembled in the first place, the arms will stay tight on the spidle. Retightening them enough times can force the spindle in too far and split the crank arms. So don't re-tighten cranks unless you're assembling them fresh and using a torque wrench. When assembling cranks, the spindle should be greased, the arms installed, and then the bolts should be inserted and torqued to the correct spec using a good quality torque wrench.

I'm not trying to start a war here, this is just what I've heard, and it fits with what else I know about press-fitting metals together.

To back it up, here's a Sheldon/Jobst link
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/installing-cranks.html

If the crank bolts keep loosening it is not a matter of retightening. If the bolt gets loose it is most likely a sign of a bad crank arm in need of replacement. http://www.globalbikesbikeshop.com