This one is authentic...and Gios Blue! It's a 57cm 1985 Gios Professional, Columbus SL frame with serial number 503169. As I noted in the previous Gios post, this frame has all the tell tale details that make it authentic. Gios stamped on the fork, bottom bracket and seatstays. Now that I compare the two I can see the subtle differences. Those details coupled with the correspondence with Marco Gios from Gios-Torino confirmed it's legit. In retrospect a way better deal than the first frame, even it had been not a fake.
The current build is a Campagnolo Daytona group (precursor to Centaur), 3T stem, Cinelli bars and Brooks B17 Narrow saddle, with the addition of a new used wheelset: Velocity Fusion rims laced to Campagnolo Centaur hubs. Its a great ride! Will likely change the 25c Gatorskins with a set of 28C Vittoria Randonneur tires to make it pretty bombproof around town.
The pics below are of the second build where I swapped the 650b wheelset with the 1984 Bianchi so I could take advantage of the fender eyelets on that frame for mudguards on that frame. So, this iteration has the Campagnolo daytona brakes back with its its group and the old set of Campagnolo Scirocco G3 wheels. Must say, it rode pretty nicely now with a light wheelset.
The current build is a Campagnolo Daytona group (precursor to Centaur), 3T stem, Cinelli bars and Brooks B17 Narrow saddle, with the addition of a new used wheelset: Velocity Fusion rims laced to Campagnolo Centaur hubs. Its a great ride! Will likely change the 25c Gatorskins with a set of 28C Vittoria Randonneur tires to make it pretty bombproof around town.
The pics below are of the second build where I swapped the 650b wheelset with the 1984 Bianchi so I could take advantage of the fender eyelets on that frame for mudguards on that frame. So, this iteration has the Campagnolo daytona brakes back with its its group and the old set of Campagnolo Scirocco G3 wheels. Must say, it rode pretty nicely now with a light wheelset.
This is the build with the 650b wheels.
Not a bad ride but just didnt look right.