Re: [CR] Gios babble, now insanity

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Gios babble, now insanity
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:47:08 +0000


Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:39:36 -0800 (PST) From: Chuck Kichline <chuck_kichline@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Re: Gios babble, now insanity

Doesn't the babble prove that it isn't ridin' weather in most parts of the country? It gets that way.

I thought that Gios was on the level of Ciocc or Guerciotti - the bike you bought after you proved that you could kick ass on your Panasonic 5000 and were ready to move up to a European frame.

I also thought that Gios' special mark was a vertical rear dropout adding to a very tight rear geometry?

===== Chuck Kichline Austin, TX

Chuck:

A) I'd "rank" them Gios, Ciocc, then Guerciotti (from "highest" quality to "lowest" - although I like all three). Classic Gios Super Records are very nicely-detailed Italian frames IMO.

B) You're probably thinking of the "Compact" frameset with the adjustable (and replaceable?) rear dropouts, which came later than the "Super Record" model being beaten to death here on CR lately.

Regards,

Greg Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan