Turning that beautiful machine into a fixie is a sin! :-p I own a Sakae Litage and I love it. In fact that is how I stumbled across this forum! The frame is top end aluminium, epoxied together rather than welded. You have a real Gem there! Keep it as it was mean to be as a roadie! If you don't like it I'll buy it off you for $US500 plus shipping! (Though if I was you I'd keep it!)