Originally Posted by borgagain

I overhauled a FFS on a Ross Compact a while back. If you dissassemble it, make sure you have a way of catching the multitude of bearings. You can read my comments about the "solution looking for a problem" here:

http://backroom.hardsdisk.net/compact.html

The bikes that the all-steel FFS versions came on, weren't worth upgrading. If it works, use it. If you don't get along with it, consider finding another bike.