My cyclocross conversion bike is basically done. But I saw on the other cyclocross bikes, they have an extra set of brake levers on the top of the bars. They are sometimes called cross levers. My one brake cable is just a little short anyway, and I was going to fix it. That requires untaping the handle bars part way, changing out the cable housing and probably replacing the cable itself with a slightly longer one. So I thought it might be cool to have a set of cross levers. I have been watching them on eBay, and I found a local seller. I manage to buy a pair for $12. They are cheap ones, but should work. I also saw a pair of cross levers at the local bike shop made by Specialized for $25. If I haven’t gotten a great deal on ebay from the local seller, I would have gone an gotten the Specialized levers.
I bought a Park truing stand! It is a TS-2, and I bought it off of eBay for $108 plus shipping. I have wanted a truing stand for a while. I have never built a wheel before, but I wanted to give it a shot. If could have bought a cheaper truing stand, but I like the stuff that Park makes. They make the stuff that bike shops use. I figure I can play with the truing stand, learning how to use it. If I never figure out how to true wheels, or build wheels, then I can always turn around and sell it for around what I bought it for.
I have a 700c wheel that came off my Trek 700. It was bent up pretty well. I have loosened up all the spokes. I am hoping to bend rim back into shape, and maybe true up the wheel again. Not sure if it is even possible. But I can always use the stand to true the unbent wheels on my various bikes as well.