Originally Posted by JeffS
You get the noise and drag of a deraileur without the ability to shift... the worst of both worlds?
Put a shifter on it, or do a real conversion.
+1
LOL - a multispeed without a shifter becomes a "singlespeed"?? ROFLMAO
Seriously, the biggest appeal of the singlespeed/fixed crowd is the pure quiet and efficiency of the drivetrain. Not saying you should spend too much money on the conversion, but reading through Sheldon Brown's conversion article should at least help you realize WHY you want to convert in the first place. Most importantly, you don't need a chain tensioner if you have horizontal drop-outs anyway, just a lot of patience.