who rides a damned fixed gear and can understand some english? ****.

I don't believe my fixed gear has been condemned to hell but I do speak English. That's probably not any help though.

but are you also in rome?

Nope. What's the problem, having a hard time finding fixed gear savvy bike shops?

There is a fixie ride every sunday night at midnight
https://www.ciclistica.it/archives/014956.html

Learn Italian. Roma has many English speakers, as opposed to the number of Italian speakers in the US.

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Yes, precisely.

I think the OP forgot the rest of the phrase.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

sometimes you just gotta say when in rome

"when in rome..."
"yes, go on."

nah learn german

but pouting is the universal language

i bet the op comes in loud and clear

I just met two guys in Roma named Raphael and Paolo at the Piazza Santa Maria in Trastavere on Sunday night. I think they gather there weekly at midnight. I rode with them later in the week with two other nice fellas: John and Edward, both native English speakers who also speak Italian. All really good guys. For shops with track parts, head south.

PS: Sto studiando l'italiano. However, I haven't gotten my ITALIAN 201 - FIXED GEAR ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS in the mail yet and I thought I'd try asking helpful people in the forum. Also, thanks for that link!

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I lived in trastevere last summer for two months. That is my favorite spot in Rome. I did see two ss/fgears while I was there. One guy rode a red framed ss I believe. I do speak some italian. Tell them voglio un fixed gear adante tutti a fanculo. That will work just fine...ha. What were you doing in Trastevere? Vacation or do you live there?