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02-19-07, 07:07 AM
Riding my non-winter bike for the first time in a while I was looking at some bits that I haven't considered since I built it up in April - chainring bolts, pedals, etc.
I know lots of people just love to take everything apart and put it back together, but for stuff that bolts on and stays there, is there any reason to actually dismantle, clean and reinstall stuff that seems to be working fine? Stuff like cranks, bb, pedals, and anything else that doesn't require regular attention like tires and the chain.
Besides having a gleaming bike I mean. When I last took the pedals off my mtb, the threads came out a clean and greased as when I'd installed them, but looking at some dirt accumulated on the insides of the pedal threads on my "nice" cranks I got to thinking.
I know lots of people just love to take everything apart and put it back together, but for stuff that bolts on and stays there, is there any reason to actually dismantle, clean and reinstall stuff that seems to be working fine? Stuff like cranks, bb, pedals, and anything else that doesn't require regular attention like tires and the chain.
Besides having a gleaming bike I mean. When I last took the pedals off my mtb, the threads came out a clean and greased as when I'd installed them, but looking at some dirt accumulated on the insides of the pedal threads on my "nice" cranks I got to thinking.