offroad biking with fat tires

i have determined that a mountain bike would be a nice addition to my rolling stock. parts have been lined up to reacquaint my bridgestone with the snow/ice and gravel of late winter. looks like a pretty nice build, modified mustache bars, thumb shifters and road levers up front. still not happy with my tires, but we'll keep an eye out for something nice. last pieces are a chain and brake cable and casing.

on another note, i am so happy with the feel of the letour that i purchased a freewheel and will be building a rear wheel soon. couple of months more on the budget before i get that done, until then i'll stick with a single speed on that frame.

we'll see

looks like it's gonna be a tense january. broke and bicycles in need of TLC. can't get in the workroom cause of other responsibilities.
i'll trundle out the door for a wednesday night/no show ride... maybe i'll do a little recon at a bike shop or two tomorrow. new chain and a headlight.

bike build-up

for the sport-touring single speed;

• one left crank arm,
• chainring bolt spacers,
• build rear wheel on 8 speed hub(to be re-dished when i decide to add gearing)

race preparation

gonna do a little cleaning before saturday and replace the brake pads. if the freewheel goes during the race, i'll just go fixed. and i need to find that sticky link in my chain.

anybody have a spare left crank arm

170 mm

new rear wheel

here's the rim
http://www.bikepartsusa.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=01-124507&source=froogle
here's the hub
http://www.comcycle-usa.com/ProductInfo.aspx?id=3282134

where's the builder?