well it is owned by the italian company selle royal but they are still made in england.

With regard to an earlier post... the B17 is a sport/touring saddle. In order for it to be comfortable as it was designed to be, the bars must be at least level with the saddle. Although the pro is designed for a more aggressive position it would not be comfortable as pictured on the OPs bike. But then again that discomfort is usually tolerable over small distances. No one in their right mind would do a century on such a thing. Serious injury is possible. What baffles me most is this bike is not meant for the track (okay I'm a roadie), so why do you go to such lengths to make it uncomfortable. I like riding fast as much as the next guy, but more than 10 minutes on a bike like that? no thanks... Note that modern track bikes actually have RISE to the stem. WHAT!?!? why? well it's because people today ride smaller frame with more seatpost because they can shave grams of weight that way and it makes for a stiff frame, so the bars are inherently lower than they would be on a traditionally sized bicycle. The OPs bike looks like he has sized himself by the modern school of though (because he has so much seatpost showing) yet he has chosen a track stem an bars... that's why you see most people riding bikes set up such as this with their hands on the tops and in the center (i.e. as much rise as they can get)... and many eventually develop wrist issue and next thing you know they are riding riser bars. (don't get me started on riser bars in track stems).

I guess the lesson here is Men (and women) will go through as much pain (or more) as women in ridiculous high heels in the name if fashion.

My fixed gear? Traditional fit, jacked road stem and moustache bars... mm comfy...