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@peahead: you can run fixed with horizonatal but not track dropouts. you won't be able to or need to run chaintugs tho. the only difference is that you'll have 126/130 mm rear spacing, compared to bikes built with track dropouts which are 120mm. If you've got a steel frame you can cold press the rear, or if not you can space out the hub.
@Danewesley:If you have vert dropouts you'll need to either use a magic gear (not easy), get an eccentric BB or hub (not cheap) or if you have a steel frame get the dropouts changed. Ted at FGL will do it for something like £50 or so.
For all conversions you need to watch your BB height, track running fixed generally required a higher BB as you can't control pedal strike going around corners as easily. there's a thread somewhere.