1) Conversions served their purpose years ago when there weren't very many fixed gear frames available. Now fixed gear frames are everywhere and are relatively inexpensive.

2) Conversions were ideally made from bikes that were non-functioning as a way to breathe life back into an otherwise "dead" bike.

3) Conversions were cheap because the converter usually had all of the old parts/bike available.


It makes absolutely no sense to spend cash money on a bike that you intend to butcher into a conversion while overlooking a bike specifically for the same purpose that costs LESS money, is done LESS time, and is LESS wasteful.