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@OneLessCardigan
hey mike. nice defence above. for what it's worth, i'd avoid unipack or anything cheap OTP. more fun to build one up as you are planning.
if you get a complete road bike to convert, all you need to replace is rear wheel, chain and chainring (SS specific is stronger). the rest can be left as it is (and remove derailleurs, shifters, chainset and brakes as desired).
important you need to make sure the frame has horizontal dropouts. otherwise you won't be able to get chain tension right. hope i'm not patronising you. it's not clear what you know