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1974 Romani

$15 dollars but I had to take the other bike too. oh well.if I must.

Frame:
Romani

Fork/Headset:
Romani-Campy

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Giempe-Campy

Pedals:
Campy SRs-being rebuilt and polished.

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Campy FW,Giempe,Campy

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Campy.including all cables

Handlebars/Stem:
Varesse Alum.

Saddle/Seatpost:
Romani now a Next($1.00 )

Brakes:
Weimann

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic,Campy,Vitt.Ralle tubular(old-Made in Italy)

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic,Campy,Vitt.Ralle tubular(same)

Accessories:
Changing out tires and saddle. Tires now Micheline Sports. Fast old bike.Lousy brakes lol.

More Info:
Cleaned and rebuilt all bearings and hubs,rides incredibile.Only changing saddle and tires 'cause they are forty plus years old and rock hard. I'd forgotten how nice tubulars and downtube shifters were.A time machine.

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

Current Stage Info:

Did this setup in the spring and decided to keep it thru the summer. Put almost 1000 miles of cruising on the old girl and zero problems.Going back to drops as soon as I do a brake upgrade to period Campys.

Added over 12 years ago by sloman. Last updated about 9 years ago.

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mepufw

mepufw says:

looks very nice sir!

Posted almost 10 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Thank you.

Posted almost 10 years ago

jam

jam says:

Very Classy! Love the geometry of this one.

Posted almost 10 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Thanks,a fun ride and surprisingly fast.

Posted almost 10 years ago

thesobrietprinc

thesobrietprinc says:

classy bike! red colour is a beauty!
sorry but an advice: you should think of changing the splash bar tape with a non-splash one, maybe a lizard skin black one...

Posted over 10 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Thanks. Everyone knows red bikes are faster and this one proves it. Cheers

Posted over 10 years ago

Mshap0352

Mshap0352 says:

Still awesome.

Posted over 10 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Thanks. It is getting to be my favorite.

Posted over 10 years ago

magnety

magnety says:

great bike with a great name

Posted almost 11 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Thanks,rides better than it looks lol.

Posted almost 11 years ago

vlady_zch

vlady_zch says:

Posted about 11 years ago

cocobeef

cocobeef says:

nice! i have a track ROMANI in red...

Posted over 11 years ago

Mshap0352

Mshap0352 says:

Super great find!

Posted over 11 years ago

takenokotaketake

takenokotaketake says:

Hi Man.
You have so good bike.
So...slim pipe frame.

Well. I saw your brake bar.
Looks like greaspot in brake handle.
What is this?

Posted over 11 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Not sure what you see but chances are if it looks like grease,it could be grease. It gets ridden a LOT and the oldies seem to get dirtier than the newer rides.Thanks.

Posted over 11 years ago

fixer

fixer says:

a delicate beauty

Posted over 11 years ago

sloman

sloman says:

Old and fast but like you say,delicate. No rushing the shifts or skidding with those old brakes.

Posted over 11 years ago

JYvdK

JYvdK says:

Liking this one! Getting harder and harder to find...