Vertical Dropout Modification - where can I get track ends?

Ohmysan, if you have horizontal dropout, you don't need track end, it's not necessary.

Sorry mate , i like to do things properly :-)

^ in which case why buy a road frame and then fuck about with it?

It's a false economy. It'll cost a bit to do, then you'll have a respray and by the end you'll just wonder why you didn't just buy a frame with them in to start.

What is the frame by the way?

Sorry mate , i like to do things properly :-)

properly how? it got the necessary part to run a fixed wheel transmission, why need to spend more money on it by making the bike a bit less useful?

Frame that were made for fixed/singlespeed were also build with horizontal dropouts, an example would be the Condor Tempo;

Erm Ed, didn't you do the very same for your GF's bike?...

I did, the dropouts were fucked.

TBH the main thing is the cost surely?

Last I heard you were looking at a minimum of £40 for the work + at least £10 for the dropouts.... which will turn into £20 'cause you'll want a different type.

So that's £50-£60 before a respray, which even if its armortex will be around £70.

What's the point? If it's a shit frame then its not worth it. If it's a good frame, why ruin it? Esp as the frame in question hasn't been bought yet.

I'd be surprised if after all's said and done you get change from £250 including F&F and faffing about with headsets and BBs. For which you could easily pickup any nice number of second hand frames* (including ones with road geo - before that non-point is brought into play)

But at the end of the day it's not my money....

*my Condor pista cost less

Agree with edscoble. It's arguable that horizontal forward facing dropouts, as in the Tempo, are handier overall for a road bike compared to track ends. Less adjusting of the rear brakes needed when flipping to a different sprocket, for instance, because the dropouts are roughly parallel to the movement of the rim at the brakes.

You can buy track drop out from Surly see their website