Okay, I'll partially agree with Velognome, conversions are lame and dangerous! I don't fault young people for not having money for a proper frame but I've seen some ridiculously vicious crashes, even pile ups, because some idiot's rear wheel got pulled forward and out of the drop out on his road bike conversion. I also hate to see so many wonderful lugged frames butchered making a fix'aaa!

I loved my Smorgasbord (out of Hershey, PA) road frame so much I had a local builder weld some Surly track end drop outs on my Grand Buffet (Reynolds 853) frame. I went with the Surly drop outs because they most resembled the original Breeze drop out that came on the frame. I looked for some time and couldn't find a track frame I like that didn't cost a fortune; so, I took a retired frame and created just what I wanted. Yes, I did opt for the drive side drop out with the derailleur hanger... never know down the line that I might want gears back on my Smor but I have that option. I recycled a frame and didn't settle for some cheap junk from Asia... I dig it!