Thanks for the clarification and taking it much further than I ever expected. Definitely over my head, but I have gained interest. It may be a project much further down the road since I only switched to the road bike world about a month ago. The simplicity of a single speed is aesthetically pleasing.

The link for the maintenance classes is great, time permitting, but I am really looking for some readings....if anybody knows a couple books or links that would be great????? I might post another thread.

Thanks for the comment on the avatar, a friend of mine is an amateur photographer and shot that without me knowing it. I really like it though. Makes me look like I really know how to work on a bike, besides change my pedal.