Originally Posted by vinnydelnegro
i don't see a problem using a nice road frame for a fixed conversion. however, it seems a bit wrong to take a fully functional geared bike in nice condition and convert it. a while back i picked up a really nice trek 400 elance with the thought of converting it, but once i saw how great of shape it was in i changed my mind. it was also a bit small. now a friend of mine is riding it as a geared bike and i'm really happy i didn't convert it.
There's no rule that says you can't change back. The nishiki in my signature was too small for me. I bought another bike, complete and ready to ride with all shimano components. I stripped the parts off the new frame and turned it into a conversion, and the other parts went onto the nishiki for a geared bike for my brother. As long as you don't cut the crap out of it, theres no reason a bike can be converted, then converted back.