Originally Posted by Ken Cox
I find myself wondering if a person could make a fixed gear bike entirely out of Italian parts, including rims, tires, spokes, hardware....
while this doesn't address the issue of rims, tires and spokes- if you started with an italian frame (de bernardi), threw in an italian track group (miche), and topped it off with an italian stem/bars (cinelli), you'd be well on your way.