Originally Posted by camashtorcal

If you got the dough to go ahead and by a stock fixed gear, it's probably better to go that route. Especially for the ones that you mentioned(felt curbside, cannondale capo) you really can't go wrong and if you don't like 'em you could always flip 'em later like most folks. The paramount on the other hand, since it's just been sitting around, I would make it a winter time project to get it into working order so you would have a working road bike as well as a fixed gear. You might enjoy the change of pace. If you're set on converting the paramount, go ahead. As far as I'm concerned, it's better that it gets some use converted than no use period hanging in your garage or collecting dust in your basement. Face it, you are probably a girlfriend or wife away from her telling you to toss it out anyway, if it sees no use.