Well, that wasn't so bad. Kind of fun, actually

And, man, was the area between the plates and the jockey wheels disgustingly filthy. I'm surprised the wheels were able to spin at all. After cleaning and greasing everything, I felt a huge difference while turning the cranks with the bike on the stand. Shame it's 1/4 to 10 at night, 'cause now I'm eager to see how it feels to ride