Originally Posted by
StabsAll
I'm not sure why every one here is all up on ivory towers and dislike conversions so much, but for your first fixed wheel bike, why spend min. $350+ on a cheap model track bike when you can convert an old road frame for hella cheap.
I'm curious why you use the English phrasing of "fixed wheel," when you're from California, and why you bothered to put it in italics. I think that's really odd.
Also, no one here dislikes conversions, and that's apparent from even a cursory glance at the content of this thread. Everyone seems to agree on the simple point that buying an off-the-peg fixed gear bike for $300 is roughly as cheap as all but the most janky, broke-ass conversions will run you, and you will have the bike immediately.