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@daccordi
I always think getting into fixed wheel bikes is a bit like becoming a DJ. You start off with some crap decks and then buy technics which are infinately better. In my opinion conversions are almost always a compromise and with the availability of cheap track bikes noadays makes them unnessessary. Getting the chainline right can be complicated and every converted frame I've used the chainstays flexed so much under power and braking that the chain could come off, I am heavy though so it probably won't be a problem with most people. By the time you've built up your conversion it will have cost you close to an off the peg track bike, and by this point you will want a track bike!
In my opinion you should get a Bianchi or a Fuji or even better get a old fully built up track bike and convert it for the road. The best thing in my opinion about making conversions is you learn alot about bike building and maintanence but the bike is never as nice to ride as a proper track bike.