Replacing the Bottom Bracket and Crankset

Attempts at sleep after the evening I've had would most likely be futile, so I've spent much of the past couple of hours scouring the internet is search of information that might help me do the work on my 2001 GT Aggressor 1.0 myself.


I'm going to need the tools--they're fairly specialized--but I've got the time--it's winter and I don't anticipate doing much if any winter biking, especially with damaged ribs.

From what I've been able to see, taking the old crank off shouldn't be too difficult. Putting the new one on might be. I can pay the local bike shop $15 to $20 to do it for me, but am I learning or growing as an aspiring do-it-yourself-bike-fixer by having someone else do it? I think not.

But if I can get it done rather quickly by someone with the know-how and the tools, I could consider some early winter mountain biking (seeing as how there's no snow up in them there mountains).

Maybe Jerry's buddy from the bike shop will give me a tutorial and allow me to do all the hands-on stuff! That'd be way cool!