I think the Huffy reference was meant to convey that Gios made some pretty low end stuff up until they began making the frames for Brooklyn. Indeed, I'm not sure I've ever seen a really high-end pre-Brooklyn Gios, although perhaps they exist. The Brooklyn sponsorship seemed to transform Gios from a mid to low end manufacturer into one of the leading marques. So it is natural to wonder what person built those first Brookyln frames and whether they were done in house or contracted out. Too bad the sponsorship of 7-11 didn't transform Huffy and Murray in a similar manner.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
> From: Brian Van Baush <bvanbaush@ameritech.net>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] GIOS Frames
\r?\n> To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:41 PM
\r?\n> Peter Kohler asked about Gios frames.
\r?\n> From what I saw of the Gios shop, all frames are, or
\r?\n> were made in house. It seemed to be a semi-production
\r?\n> shop, catered to local cyclists in Torino - just like DeRosa
\r?\n> in the Milano area. Gios seemed to be all under one roof,
\r?\n> from fabrication to paint. I didn't have the impression
\r?\n> they were a Huffy type of production facility. I was able
\r?\n> to visit the shop during the 90's so much might have changed
\r?\n> since that time.
\r?\n> The great ride, maybe it was their frame design that gave
\r?\n> the great ride.
\r?\n> Brian Van BaushAnacortes, WAUSA