I think a lot of people are missing the fact that this is a SINGLE SPEED not a TRACK BIKE. The intention was never to make a modern lightweight track bike with high end materials. There is nothing wrong with converting an old bike on the cheap for something to do. Some of us like working on bikes and it's still satisfying to get some grease on our hands and have a little project just to have something to do for a weekend. It's still satisfying to work on a bike regardless of how modern or expensive it is. I see nothing wrong with what word_nerd did here and no reason to judge him.