Yesterday the weather forcast looked like it would be rainy for a few days, which means I can't work. So I got a serious urge to build a fixed gear bike. I thought I was going to use an old Triumph frame with nice lug work that I had laying around. But after an hour of tearing it down, I decided it was a little heavy. By the time I left my bike shop last night I had decided to use a Maruishi frame. As soon as I got in the house I started looking on Ebay for wheels. I ended up winning a cheap set of flip flop wheels. For about $120 shipped, I got a new flip flop front and rear wheel set with mounted tubes and tires. It also comes with the fixed gear cog and the freewheel. It seemed like a good deal to me, I guess we'll see. Well, when I got up this morning I suddenly remembered the lugged, Austrian built Sears three speed that I had found at the dump last fall. I'm pretty sure I've found the frame I'll use. I stripped it down this morning and threw on some parts I've had laying around. I ended up having most of the parts I will need. I did buy a new chain, caged pedals, and some bar wrap from my local bike shop this afternoon along with a really nice paint color that you'll have to wait and see. It ended up not raining very much today and I don't know if it's going to rain any more tomorrow, so I'm not sure I'll have as much time for this project as I originally thought. The farm comes first, then the bikes. But I will keep you updated with pictures as progress is made.