converting cross bike to fixed gear

I have a Kinesis Crosslight Evo 3 Cyclocross Frameset which I was thinking of converting to a fixed gear bike - what can I do about the vertical dropout?
options - eccentric hub such as from White ENO- does anybody have any experience of this?
- get horizontal dropouts made for the frame - anybody in the uk who does this?
- get a new frame... :?:
options - eccentric hub such as from White ENO- does anybody have any experience of this?
- get horizontal dropouts made for the frame - anybody in the uk who does this?
- get a new frame... :?:
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My first choice in bikes with derailleurs would always be one with futureproof traditional dropouts, how many countless thousands in lost sales have manufactorers missed out on through people buying second hand frames for their fixed gear build due to dropouts? Idiots!
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There are two possibilities for using this frame for a fixedwheel machine. One is the White ENO hub, which is a very nice piece of work with a price tag to match. The current ENO hub uses dedicated sprockets for the fixed gear which have a price tag to go with the hub. I can't comment on this solution, the figures are outside my budget (but then alloy/carbon cross frames are also too pricy for me) but it is easy and will work (and you have to buy a hub for your new wheel sooner or later). Check that the White hub is available in 130mm width for your frame.
The second possibility is an eccentric bottom bracket conversion. A couple of years ago there were a couple on the european market. They use an Octolink chainset with outboard bearings and an eccentric bearing holder that screws into the frame in place of the original concentric one. They were cheaper than the White hub but you still need a wheel. Using the Velosolo hub (converted from a mtb front disc hub) would solve most of the width problems. I will try to search out the links for the eccentric conversions if they still exist.
It may be cheaper to find a suitable frame (depending on what you want it for).
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This is the more expensive of the conversions. There was a cheaper one available on a site in Holland. Needless to say I haven't kept the link.
http://www.forwardcycle.com/products.html
I think with post and taxes the price will be very close to the Trickstuff one, possibly more expensive, possibly cheaper.
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