Drivetrain and the Saddle

I put a saddle on the bike, its just some cheap, black, china-made road saddle, but it'll get the job done. The way I'm planning to ride this bike, I don'y expect to be sitting down to much anyways.

I also put on the crankset and chainring. The 'ring is a Shimano SG 39T road chainring, originally on my aluminum Cannondale roadie as part of a double before my rather unlucky friend got hit by a car while riding it, totaling the fork and handlebars, yet thankfully leaving all the other components unscathed. My friend survived the crash with only some massive bruising, a slightly split scalp, some stitches, and a concussion. Now, he's back on 2 wheels and plans to stay that way for some time to come (now while wearing a helmet, of course) :) The cranks are some much abused Wellgo Original SS cranks.

Brakes and Seatpost

Today I put the brake arms+pads on the bike, as well as the seatpost. In my humble opinion, at least, this bike is coming together quite nicely :) Here's a pic to go with that opinion:

Handlebars!

Finally got the handlebars I was planning on putting on the bike! They're the 2009 Easton Ergo Bend Road Bars :) My camera is dead and I seem to have misplaced the charger, so here's some pics of the web :

DIY Chain Tensioner

Just finished deciding what parts to use and how to mount my very own DIY chain tensioner. It took some cyber-snooping to finalize my plans, but here are some pics I took a few days ago:

Most of my inspiration came from this page: http://forums.mtbr.com/singlespeed/diy-chain-tensioner-387711.html :)

New Project Bike!!

On my way to exchange some pedals at a local used bike/part store I stumbled across a 20" Trek 800 'Antelope' frame. It already has a bottom bracket, as well as front brake calipers and both derailluers. I'm planning to buy some drop bars, 650c wheels (and 650x1.5 semi-slick tires to go with them), and some gnarly, shin-meat-loving pedals. Then, I'll scrap the derailluers (saving them for later use) and add a home-brewed chain tensioner. Other than the aforementioned components, I have all the things I need to make this previously unloved frame into a fun SS cyclocross bike! :) While I think that 650c wheels are a tad bit small for truly competitive cyclocross, I don't really plan to race this bike too heavily. It's more of a fun winter side project :) Here are some more pics:

Pilot Post

Now we start the adventure into the wild and crazy world of fixed gear mtb and cyclocross. My goal with this blog is to delve deeper into the misunderstood realm of FG offroad riding. I hope you enjoy this escapade as much as I will, and would also like to apologize for what will probably end up being infrequent posts.