I'm sorry, but the bike isn't special, it has no inherent worth. It can be special to the rider for sure, but that shouldn't stop them from changing the equipment if they want. Take pride in your bike, find joy in it, but it is still a bit of lifeless steel, something that was produced by the thousand is a factory somewhere.

I could sell it for $200 on Portland CL quite quickly, I'd imagine. Could probably get quite a bit more with patience, in the spring.

Plenty of people like Japanese lugged steel cuz it's good.

I dunno what kind of bikes you ride exactly but even though bikes that were made in garages by old Italian guys are nice, not everyone can have one.

In that condition you could probably fetch 350 for it if you wanted to sell it quickly here...especially with it in SS/FG mode... probably a lot more with some patience.

Yeah, I guess I sold a similar quality Nishiki Frame/Fork for $100 within hours, a complete Fuji Royale at $200 would go as quickly. I think fuzz2050 fought in WWII Pacific Theater, still hates the Japanese ;)

Nope, just the first big pic of a conversion I found.

Yes. They offer a blackwall version, but I don't see the point...

Bike looks great to me as-is, but if the conversion were done in a 100% reversible way, it wouldn't cause me any heartburn. :thumb:

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Leave it as is. Your better off buying an already built, decent priced track bike. It'll cost the same amount of $ as a conversion but the track bike frame will be better. I've built 2 conversions. The 1st one was an 84? Schwinn world sport. Converted it because the deralluer jumped gears into the wheel. I put about... $500 into that bike. Road It into a car :( great frame. 2nd one was a peice of crap sears beater. Gave that one up. Don't chop up the fuji tho.

At the end of the day it's just not worth it