I (somewhat) finished it this evening. As I mentioned above, this is the first time I have tried to do this much on one bike. I am slow and the bike sat for weeks without being touched. I took it once around our 3/4 mile block to see how it ran. First, it felt lighter and quicker than expected. It tracked completely straight riding no hands. It shifted through the gears easily, although it was a little slower shifting into the smallest cog. However, the chain rubs the front derailleur when in the small ring starting with the fourth cog. It was progressivly worse in the 5th and 6th (smallest) cog. Even in the big ring, the chain would rub slightly when shifted into the two smallest cogs. I'll look through my maintenance books to troubleshoot shifting to the smallest cog and the FD chain rub. In the meantime, let me know if anyone has a suggestion on how to correct that.

I wish we had a co-op or bike shop in town. I would love to take a maintenance class or something similar.