wow. i think a well-planned out conversion of even the cheapest order is far superior than an overly-blingy multi-thousand dollar ride.
something just seems wrong about an all-gold fixed gear. jesus ****ing christ. i don't want to hate, but...damn. it seems so...antithetical...to so many things about fixed gear. the d.i.y. ethic so prevalent in the scene, for instance.
and rear brake...i guess if you're going to put a brake on, might as well make it the most useless of the two, and spend craploads on importing it and then use zipties to hold it on.