That derailed quickly... If you guys don't watch it, I'm going to pick up a "sw8" Thruster fixie and start asking questions about that.

I spent some time browsing bike shops and the interwebs today, and finally come to the conclusion that "the right bike" isn't really there at this point. As I see it, the only thing fundamentally wrong with this one is the bent fork and the wheels. I have a non-tweaked fork from a Ross Gran Tour II, and a 3-piece Takagi Tourney 170mm crank set that may go on with an adapter (if it's not too long). I'll pick up a better quality ~$200 700c wheel set that wouldn't be out of place on a more advanced frame in the future. It won't be super light or trackstar whatever, but I think it'll get the job done.

Completely off base or ?