Bear with me, I've been lurking here for a while. I'm a roadie, but don't hold that against me. The road forum is just filled with non-sense nowadays and this is my first post here.

I've been looking for a fixie to use as a commuter and augment my road bike for a while now. I had been looking at converting an old road bike, but was recently offered a track bike that's been sitting in somebody's basement that sounds like it's in better shape than anything I've found at the thrift places so far. He's asking $175 CDN for the entire lot:

- chrome Kabuki track frame with Sugino hanger (50cm seat tube, 54cm top tube)
- tubular wheelset with Campy hubs
- spare tubular wheelset with Shimano hubs
- 51 x 16 gearing (might get swapped out after a few rides depending on how I feel about being stuck here all the time)

Any insight on the frame would be helpful. He says it's chrome, though I'm considering either powdercoating it or spraying it matte black. As for tubulars, I'm not so sure; I've only ever dealt with clinchers, so I don't know how easy it is to swap out a punctured tire.

EDIT: See last post.