Good points. I recently sold a 10 speed Kabuki Submariner that I rode for awhile. I bought this one for a good price with the intent on using the aluminum wheels on another bike. I am only considering the conversion because I have no singlespeed currently. I was going to convert a Schwinn Letour over to single, but then this bike became available. I was hoping that someone had converted a Submariner and could share some insight. Thanks for the reply!