GIOS Compact Pro w/ Chorus

By calculator on 11/26/2006. Bike tags: Road bike

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Frame / Size / Year:
55.5cm Gios Compact Pro

Handlebars / Stem:
FSA Wing Pro / 120mm FSA OS-115

Fork / Headset:
Gios Chrome Fork / Chorus HS

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
FSA RD-600

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
FSA RD-600

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Chorus 172.5 / Chorus Carbon

Saddle / Seat Post:
Selle Italia SLR / Campagnolo Record

Pedals / Chain:
Crank Brothers Quattro / Campagnolo 9sp

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
Chorus 9sp Gruppo

Notes:

My Italian geared machine.

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gios

Submitted by Jon Maxwell on 10/18/2008.

sweet italian stallion,cool backdrop.

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Thanks man!

Submitted by calculator on 10/18/2008.

Thanks man!

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gios

Submitted by Jon Maxwell on 10/18/2008.

sweet italian stallion,cool backdrop.

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stay threadless

Submitted by shapeofthings on 09/20/2008.

I agree with the previous poster in that quill stems look classier, but threadless are just so much better to use. In my opinion of course.
When I am bombing hills with lots of cracks and bumps, I wish my Colnago had a threadless stem. Quills just aren't beefy enough for my tastes.

You like that geometry? I am looking to get something with more aggressive angles like that in the future.

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re: quill vs. threadless. As

Submitted by calculator on 10/18/2008.

re: quill vs. threadless. As always, it depends on the ride of course. The decision was made for me on the Gios as it came with a nice threadless headset and threadless fork. Plus I love FSA stems and bars so, best of both worlds in my opinion.

As to the geometry, I love it. Almost all my bikes are italian or made by Eddy. They're twitchy and fantastic.

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Compliments!

Submitted by Vincent Kluwe-Yorck on 04/11/2008.

Great photo! Just a few thoughts, which you might consider if you wish. 1. Why not pixel the "bike stand" away with the help of Photoshop? 2. Wrapped speedo wire doesn't look well. Better would be to tape it to the back of the front brake cable. 3. Wash the bar tape before taking photo, lazy bugger! (I have the same problem, using white Cinelli cork on my De Rosa Neoprimato). 4. Well, this is a question of taste, but I would have preferred a quill stem for such a lugged beauty - especially because Gios offers a great threaded fork. (silver Cinelli X/A would match your beautiful Campy aero seatpost perfectly).
P.S. Nothing against your a-head configuration really - as I said, just a question of taste!
P.P.S. If you want to look at my De Rosa - find it on Flickr!

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