This Bike Blew Me Away! 

Big thanks to Mike. Very cool of you to make this happen. 👏

Glad you enjoyed the bike David. It’s safe to say Andy and his team at Spoons customs absolutely smashed it. It was a labour of love built on the memories of an old evo with new and leftover parts from my tt bike. It started with my exact geo fit after a bike fit and went from there. I’m just finishing the build off with the handlebar setup, including the integrated dust cap, which lines the handlebars with the head tube perfectly. It’s not the lightest bike I’ve had, but at 88kg (body mass needed for work) I’m never going to be the fastest up hill. That said, this bike smashes it downhill, with the same times to Michał Kwiatkowski down some decents in Mallorca, I’ve been loving it. Once I’m recovered from surgery I’m sure it’ll fly! I know some have mentioned about the sram/Shimano mix. I’ve always found shimano shifts the best, but the rotors delaminate and warp, so I use sram. Also I’ve snapped two Shimano chainsets so will never use Shimano chainsets again, plus the power meters read badly out. The chainset will likely be sanded down to remove the sram logo to sedate people who can’t take Frankenstein setups - which is stupid as you should use the best parts you can get/have, not caring about brands. If anyone wants a steel/alu/carbon custom frame, speak to Andy, he knows his stuff and will leave you with a smile. You will also be the envy of your mates, I can’t work out which is the best bit 🤣

I like that very much. Am a fan of the older frame aesthetic. I’m not a professional cyclist, so I really don’t care about the tiny gains each iteration of the big brand bikes make. Also, gold chains are very, very fast.

Beautiful bike, the gold chain works with the logo nicely. Classic looking with modern components, awesome result

Stainless steel does ride a little different from regular steel - maybe it is just the thinner tubes but it rides "lighter" and stiffer but has a similar comfort. Beautiful bike and looks really nice with the deep wheels.

Super cool build. Love it.

Looks stunning !

I’m using SRAM rotors on my DA calipers and prefer them to the stock DA or even XTR rotors. Have never had any deformation or rubbing after doing long steep descents.

Insane build!!

Wow nice a sexy bike to be honest! I have never ridden a steel bike and I heard they ride fantastic. It is amazing the craftsmanship on these type of bikes. 😊

That’s a great looking bike 👍😊

That is one of the best looking bikes I have ever seen

Wow, what a beautiful bike

Awesome bike, only thing I dont like is the way the handlebar doesnt seem to fit to the frame, it sticks out too far in the back in my opinion. Still great, would ride it any chance I get!

This is something that i want with some custom build wheels and some nice parts

Beautiful!

Real, really lovely bike.

Lovely lot at Spoon too - great bike

I've recently began using SRAM rotors on my road bike with an AXS groupset, before that I would use whatever was the best combo of light/cheap. I never had any issues, always thought rotors were interchangeable. I also like how you refer to Reynolds 853 as "regular steel" 😁😁

How did you find the saddle?😅

I love it 😮

Absolutely beautiful

Thanks to Mike and a great bike really interesting

Beautiful.

Lovely frame beautiful welds (Cannondale take note )

What an amazing bike

Hey, I watch your channel a lot; just wanted to draw your attention to the fact that you can test and review any bike of your viewers and it’ll be fun and exciting to watch. You -not only you but other bike reviewers on RU-vid too- often mention that you can’t get your hands on this or that bike as the manufacturer isn’t that interested in lending them; however you have many followers now who’d be happy for you to test their bike together with an ever changing combination of kit they’ve equipped them with (a bonus) I mean I would give you my 2022 giant tcr advanced pro 1 (if i was reasonably close) which, despite being devoid of any new tech, is still an amazing bike, especially for what it cost. Yeah, any bike; common bikes, good value bikes or not so good (for you to decide) etc. Looking for a review of a new propel or tcr advanced pro zero for instance but not much out there.

I ride a custom stainless road bike surrounded with carbon bits, eTap and 25c carbon tubulars... size 53 is only 16 pound with pedals. Light, lively and will last longer than I will. Made by Megan of Moth Attack, top notch.

Geezus, those tube shapes and welds are sexy.

How about the saddle, is it comfortable?

Bike stand in the link is different than in the video

Cheers mate 😊, Amazing machine and what an opportunity to ride this as well 👍👋. Very good one as usual, stay safe and have a good one cheers from Denmark 👋☺️

Geometry looks similar to a CAAD12 - what do you think?

Disc brake rotors are interchangeable between brands. Using Shimano rotors with SRAM calipers is super common. I think the reason it's less common to see SRAM rotors with Shimano calipers is because SRAM rotors usually cost more when bought standalone.

That’s a good looking frame

Love seeing a classic style Stainless Steel Frame compared to a Titanium Frame

Beautiful classic frame geometry married with modern tech. I want one. 😍

1:13 the frame is made by Spoon Custom in the UK, 2:21 the frame is handbuilt in Italy. So which is it?

How much does it cost?

Andy Carr me old mucker, you are an artist. When my ship comes in mate.

You say it's a UK frame builder but the frame is made in Italy? How does that work?

That stem/handlebar is a mostrosity. Would look a lot nicer with a standard set up

Is there a circa price?

Why are we still using chain?

The simplicity of 1X is hardly an argument when used with a Classified hub.

How was the saddle ?

So cool~ I live in Korea.. How can I buy this cool bike frame?? Amazon?? or Aliexpress ??

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Any suggestions for an endurance road bike below £5k. There’s just so many. I was looking at the Handsling CEXevo gravel but specking it to a road version. I currently ride a ribble cgr al. I’m 18stone and 6ft 3.

A lot of cool ideas and clearly thought out, but it's a bit too much of an 'look what money can buy / over the top' with that deda bar-stem combo not matching well with the rest of the bike. A regular stem + handlebar (Enve?) would probably look a lot better.

The bike is very nice, but that mixture of Sram and Shimano I can't finish seeing it...... EGURREEEEE

pretty nice, but the cockpit looks odd...

I'm confused. Hand made in Italy by a British frame builder?

that is a sensible bike! Is it aero though?

А если по лесу, по корням, по гравию или песку? По асфальту любой вел поедет )))

Yup, it sure blows

Its overall so pretty but that chainring is not for me.

Nice bike but 8.2kg without pedals doesn’t sound light to me.

Looks great! Big point made about it being a British bike brand but then say it was made in Italy? Then frothing it was a one by system but it has a classified hub. With the cassette and the hub is that one by? I know you have your preferences and want to make then sound amazing but you really need to think through some of the stuff you say.

Nice to see a review of a custom bike. But as usual not for the common people. Too pricy. Please try something in reach for us mere mortals. But nice to see a steel bike for once.

I highly doubt you’ll get the weight to 7kg as you said. It already has a lot of low weight parts like the saddle and bar/stem combo. You still need pedals in the end. Maybe a nice new vid to make? How to get from 8.2 kg to 7.0 kg (with pedals ofcourse)? And how much it’s will cost.

Should be rim brake, to keep with the classic theme.

My main complain about steel frames is how spongy the front end is, I suppose the oversized head tube should improve a bit

when you sacrifice your ass for a few grams because you bought a 1890 material bike

Beautiful but.... There are many equally beautiful british made options. Lets throw our custom their way or we will lose them. Just saying..

stem looks odd, doesnt fit the build aesthetic

A custom bike with a stem chimney 🙄 screams custom alright

The front looks junky and ugly... there is no line in the bike...

This is so frustrating because he built it up how I wanted to build up my stainless Pegoretti Responsorium. Couldn’t do it though as classified needs disc and thru axles, which pegoretti didn’t offer yet. Chapeau Mike!

Good video David, but the elephant in the room is asiing how much did this bespoke gem cost Mike? Probably the wrong side of £10k ++?? Keep up the quality of your videos, always appreciated, and a viewers rides element wiuld be great to see!🙂🙂🙂