I'm pretty freaking jealous of you, not only do you own to very sweet bikes, but you also live in san francisco, i wish i lived out there, that place is beautiful. I'm pretty suprised that you are riding brakeless in san fran though, you don't have trouble with all those hills? or do you just avoid them?

love the romani, especially that stem. I love the old style... The frame gold chrome is rediculous, hope I can see it in person some day.

and in regards to riding in sf, go around them, learn the valleys. It's not that bad.

The Romani and Level are incredible looking bikes. The Romani's color reminds me of the vintage Vitus frames the KAS team used to ride. Damnn fine.

yeah i think some more pictures that really show off the color of the romani is a must!

i would love to see pics of the hand done leather grips as well

Ok, so my new winter ride is now pretty much finished...

http://www.werstnet.com/site_images/..._8_06/fuji.jpg

http://www.werstnet.com/site_images/...hainline_1.jpg

http://www.werstnet.com/site_images/...ower_grips.jpg

http://www.werstnet.com/site_images/...ront_wheel.jpg

It's pretty amazing - that's a 700x42c on the front! I've had the tire for over a year, and never had a bike that would fit it. I need to adjust the power grips - I thought that they'd work with my boots and my brother gave them to me for my birthday yesterday, but the steel toes don't quite fit. Most of the parts are spares that I had lying around. I got the frame as a trade for a cheap MTB threadless stem, so it's pretty much free. Best of all, now that I have this one totally put together, I can put all the good stuff on the Bianchi and have two rides :D

I need to get a different stem - this one is the original from the Bianchi, and it fits OK, but not perfect. The length is OK, but I'd like to raise it a little, but there's no more height left. The headset needs replaced, too, and I need to get a lot smaller chainring. 46x16 is a bit much for a winter ride, but it's the only 144mm BCD ring that I have. I'm probably also going to get a front brake.

I had the first ride on the knobbies last night, and it was great. So much nicer going over bumps in the road than the 23c's that I had been running...

Brutal! How are those flashlights working? Are you still gonna mahe that chain stay say 1 speed?

Awesome. I love a nasty take-no-prisoners frankenbike. It's like driving a 1985 Crown Vic. Nobody's gonna F with that.

I'm not surprised you could squeeze in the 700x42. That thing was designed for 27x1-1/4" plus fenders. The joys of a all-rounder geometry.

What is it, an old S-12S?

The headlights work great - I get a couple comments a week from people about how much they like it. Random peds and cars that roll down their windows just to tell me thanks...

I forgot that I was going to change the decal... Maybe I'll get around to that tomorrow...

here's some more pics of the romani...

the hand-laced grips are just some perforated leather that i got at a market, cut to size and laced on the bottom side with fishing-line. they used to match the perf'd san marco rolls saddle that used to be on there...

s.f.'s not too bad with the hills. it's all about timing intersections and 'riding through', i guess. the knees Do begin to feel it though. i'm just visiting my sis for the holidays --i live in amsterdam, actually, where it's nothing but flat. here's another bike of mine that calls holland home:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/jan/chow10.htm

any s.f. riders wanna meet up to ride, i'm on the street everyday. please pm me for my number and we'll def go ride! see ya on the street!

It's an old Fuji Royale. It was a $10 garage sale find by blipzandstripz - he rode it for awhile then stripped it down and sold me the frame. It's not quite a fraken bike - the frame is in excellent shape, almost no scratches or rust or anything.

Ahem..."Dzien dobry" :p

He was formerly coowner of the infamous "Ostro" polish bike shop, now he runs Gromada, (http://gromada.waw.pl/). He built this frame (Pawel Gromada) and was selling for 900zl (=$250)+50 shipping and handling, it came in 3 days!

- Built as a TT Distance Frame – Aluminum 7020 Oria tubing (Italian BB)
- Brooks swift saddle
- Ritchy Pro seatpost
- Black anodized 165 mm Sugino cranks
- 52t Sugino Zen chainring
- 18t EAI cog
- 42cm Cinelli Road bars
- 3ttt Mutant Stem
- Miche Headset
- HKK vertex chain
- Deepv Velocity wheels laced to Formula (IRO) hubs.
- 23 Vitoria Rubino tires
- Stella Azura bar tape
- Shimano SPD 520 pedals
- Cromo straight blade fork

haha i love the death before deraileurs sticker.

[QUOTE=ostro]Ahem..."Dzien dobry" :p

He was formerly coowner of the infamous "Ostro" polish bike shop, now he runs Gromada, (http://gromada.waw.pl/). He built this frame (Pawel Gromada) and was selling for 900zl (=$250)+50 shipping and handling, it came in 3 days!


I want a set of those hubs and that red and yellow frame set is fresh.

last two of these in medium fitted printed with gold/heavy metal ink. pm me if you're interested...

so YOU own that enemy! hottest ride i've seen in a really, really long time.

hahaha. thanks, g.

YOU should be one to talk though!!! you're sitting on some beautiful bikes there! can't wait to see you on your blue-baby on the next s.j. ride...

good god. stunning!

let's just say i'm fully erect

Wow I admired your Ciocc on fixedgallery. I also have a Ciocc Track frame. You don't see many of them.

My Chrissy Prezzie. Haven't sorted out the wheels yet and I'm not sure about the CHUNKY forks... need some carbon methinks.

mr. you win. i give up.

cool, no wonder i love it - sienkiwicz rocks

G - you're stateside for a bit? I never did get around to getting shirts from ya - sorry man. Got any here?

All this time I thoughtt it was an anti-absinthe campaign poster.