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I'm so happy :) finaly all Raleighs had been shown And now the other famous brands have an opportunity to shine Even brighter ;)
My favourite bike is this sexy french Girl from Peugeot.
A complete tool set for the maintenance And service of campagolo Pedals And crankset is offered on the bay right now:
http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40 ... +&_sacat=0
Especially the "peanutbutter" Wrench is absolutly necessary for any campagnolo equiped roadbike. No normal wrench can...
The Mavic Open4CD 36H are the strongest wheelset I know. They are capable to carry 250 pounds round the Vätternrundan (311 km) and other long distance rides without any failures and damage, as long as they are well made. No radial spokes but triple crossing with low flanges
Well, I just contacted Marco Gios. He wrote, that they offer these Rubbers again BUT they cost 30 € a pair and had to be picked up in Italy! A Friends of mine is a Gios-Collector and down in Italy 2/3 Times a year so he can pick them up then. The Head-shield is something more difficult. I got...
Great paintjob, usually the guys paint a bike like a car so you cant read the Pantos anymore. Everything looks like new, but the seatpost. A bikers work never ends.
Yeah, a great bike back on the Street! But you forgot the rubber Hoods for the brakecable inserts in the Top tube. If you havent got the Original Gios ones try to get them, because the Cinelli Hoods are not tight, so water Runs in the frame
Re: 1985 Gios Professional neoretro project
Right you are AndyMart, rolling back the bars till the ends point to the rear axle is mostly the most comfy way.
Hy Paul,
While looking at the pictures, I'm quite sure it's not a Gios Torino Super Record! :shock:
I think it is probably a Gios Torino Professional Prototype from around 1983. So the aero Chrom fork is not far from original.
To get an exact info of the pedigree, I would send some pictures to...
Re: 1985 Gios Professional
My bikes are reliable daily riders And I use them like that. No wall-queens or museum pieces.
A frame from one of the top five framebuilders, a handmade piece of art And style simply looks freak with Disk breaks or a threadless headset/stem mounted aso.
That does...