Forgot to mention how good the Grand Bois Cypres tyres. They look sweet and I’ll surely report my impressions on how they ride. And that’s it. Always wanted to build this up a little different as it’s meant a lot to me having a bike that Jim built. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to show Jim abnd see what he thinks of it.
Now it’s time to get it dirty and enjoy riding it.
That bike is fit for a spirito. It looks beautiful!
Is it too late for this to win BOTY? Seriously! Such beautiful little details topped off with that awesome chrome frame. Congrats.
Nice work mate. That has come together beautifully. Merry Christmas!
Holy fucking shit. This. This is awesome. Agreed with the above.
Merry Christmas to you too 
says it best
Amazing, holy wow.
Lovely. I hope I can see this in person soon.
How does the flipped hanger cope with a hard squeeze on the brake? The (unflipped) one on my tandem is permanently bent towards the HT. Could you run it normally but put the decaleur on top?
See it in person? You can ride it over the hills and far away. It’s actually a better fit for you than me but It’s mine (mine, mine) and I’m keeping it.
The flipped hanger on top was the only way to fit everything in with the short steerer (I’m even using a Campy Pista headset). Don’t know the make or brand. Almost put the project back in the shed until I realized it would work upisde down. The hanger is quite beefy steel and seems to be holding up fine. Looking at the way it’s made I think it’s stiffer as fitted than the normal way. Otherwise there’d be no room for a decaleur mount for the handlebar bag (which it needs).
Option B was to drill and tap the stem but the SR Royal is hollow and milled and doing such would prove very silly. A Cinelli 1A or a Nitto would have been fine to drill/tap and use as a cable housing stop to free up some steerer space/issues.
I’ve still got a few small things to sort out. Sorry, the Simplex rear derailleur is back on the shelf as i needed the longer cage of the SunTour. What a mechanism !!! 180 grams of brilliance. The Koolstop pads really transform the Mafac’s … quite powerful, but I have to even out the brake feel front to back. And I need to shift the driveside crank out by about 1mm so that the inner ring can use all the cogs on the rear (easy with the Phil BB). Old faithful Campy Record front derailleur shifts better than any modern setup I’ve used, wheels roll very sweetly and during the quick ride I’ve had it seems familiar but like riding on air (what a concept Mr. Dunlop !!!).
Thanks for the vote but BOTY has to be fixed gear. Rules is rules.
2.) Choose the bike you like the most out of all those bikes. It can be a track bike, street fixed, commuter, polo bike, conversion, trick bike, whatever, but… it must have a FIXED drive train (no road bikes or SS).
Maybe they’ll consider changing the rules next year. Some of the hottest bikes posted by forum members this year have been road/cross/mtb’s. I know it’s fixed.org but …
far-kin-ell!
it is classic spirito and its built with love and thought.
respec’ mon!
Ha! That would be Facinelli 
Rules may be rules but…
All the hot BOTY
All live in the roadie forum…
The nominations are…
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t18661-4/
Although Duncan you need a build thred and better pictures…
In the flesh this thing is amazing!
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t19705/
I mean wow!!
And he made the god dam frame with his own greasy paws!
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t19778/
Hybrid roadie with rizors gone right for once!
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t19356/
Again pretty amazing peice of work for all the right reasons
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t18393/
“yea pussy”
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t19477-4/
This one is going to be hard to top no matter how you look at it!
http://www.fixed.org.au/forums/t18583-31/
And whether you like it or not at 5.5kgs this is one hell of a bike
hmmm I think this post requires its own topic
Very, very nice work Spirito.
Absolutely love the attention you have put to the fine detail on this bike.
Tells us about the gent in the lounge suit, dollar-sign bling, cigar and scotch?
And i could not but also comment on Medo’s plaid coat…
Medo is pretty stylin’. And it might sound terribly cutesy but I have a matching jacket that I wear when I walk Medo on cold winter nights. People laugh but we know they’s jealous.
The pic of the old guy is kind of like my St. Christopher. Just random pic I found but I aspire to be like him … wrong, vulgar, cheesy and over the top. A gangster, wide boy, old dude. My own idol (of sorts). Of course I tell the fixie kids that it’s actually Jim Bundy … cracks me up (they believe me).
we’ve discussed that argyle jacket before.
as a loyal subject of yours im hoping to be bequeathed it upon your demise (or retirement from the cycling world) - which ever comes first.
You guys planning something. Lolz !!
Nikcee, anything happens to me - consider it yours. Please give it at least one more winter before you plan a hit
A bit of a thread dredge but I just found an old pic of the Bundy from when I first had it. Shot in my old backyard at south Bondi.
I initially ran fixed, swapped the cog for a freewheel and the brake certainly came in handy. Bit embarrassed about the Armadillo tyres but I still have the FIR Sc170 rims (which I really like).
Sadly I’ve not been riding it very much. It’s a little big for me and my lower back problems have been getting worse. I might set it up with some town bars for the mean time, see how that goes.
