Bike Build Part 2 – Components
It took me a while to decide on which parts to hang on the Cross-Check frame. My Kuota Kalibur Tri bike runs with Shimano Ultegra 10sp and my Serrotta Legend Ti rolls Campy Record, also 10sp. I really wanted something different for this bike, so I decided on a single speed and/or fixed setup.
I had a bunch of parts that I was hoping to move over from Ivonne’s trashed Softide. Some nice Dura-Ace cranks, a Mavic bottom bracket and a 105 brake set with calipers and levers. It soon was very obvious that ‘cross bikes don’t do calipers, so no go there. The Mavic bottom bracket is a special one that is used for stripped threads. If you don’t have stripped threads, it requires some major machining of the bikes bottom bracket that I was unwilling to do, and the cranks, well, the cranks would be usable, I suppose, but I ended up getting a crank & bottom bracket set, so those didn’t make it either.
That leaves a set of 105 brake levers that I could re-use. I also had a new set of drop bars that I had been saving for who-knows-what that came in handy for this.
Read on for the list of major parts I’ve put on…
- Shimano 105 brake levers – recycled from the Softride. In fact, Shimano doesn’t make just brake levers anymore, everything is STI brifters, so of all the parts, I’m glad I could scavange these.
Profile Design HammerOS drop bars – already owned this from a while ago.-
Easton EA50 Seat Post (which I was told was 2-bolt, but turned out to be 1-bolt, make sure you double check) 
Cane Creek S-3 Threadless Headset – times two.
Surly hubs laced to…-
Salsa Delgado rims** 
Sugino RD2 crankset, chainring and bottom bracket**
Tektro CR-720 Cantilever Brakes
KMC 8spd chain (3/32)
Cheap Truvativ XR stem
Time ATAC pedals
**The wheelset and crankset/bb were an early birthday present from Ivonne scored off of craigslist! I’m one lucky guy 
Coming next – How it all went together.
Tags: bicycle, commute, surly crosscheck