nazcalines - I converted an '81 Fuji S12S frame that originally used 27" wheels. It was considered middle of the line at the time and was a mix of cro moly straight gauge main tubes with hi ten for the forks and stays. I still considered it worthwhile even though I had most of the parts on hand - if starting from scratch the total cost would have been about 2000.00 including the frame but if I ever decide to buy say the Rawland Stag or Soma Grand Randonneur ( only because of the low trail geometry ) I can simply use everything on the Fuji. As it stands it is a great riding bike and I may just keep it simply because of that and it is vintage. I met two cyclists on Sunday riding Surly LHTs ( 26" wheels ) from Edmonton, Alberta on their way to Mexico and then South America and one of them tried the Fuji and really liked it a lot ( the tires are Soma B lines ). I gather he wants to convert a 1985 Trek 500 series over to 650b as a randonneur bike.