The Gios brand is one of the most highly revered Italian legends in cycling history and culture. Before opening his workshop, Tolmino Gios had been a professional racing cyclist. The first bikes built in his workshop were however not racing machines, but rather functional city bikes. It was only come the 1970s that the workshop started to build PRO racing machines. With the success of the Brooklyn Team, the Gios name was thrust into the spotlight, their signature shade of blue quickly becoming iconic. The team had huge success in the hellish cobbled Classics, including Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, clearly demonstrating the resilience and quality of the Gios bicycle brand.
Released in 1986, the Compact was one finest frames ever produced by Gios. Beside the technical innovations already introduced with the Professional model in the same year (such as the patented and waterproof seals for the internal routed rear brake cable and the one piece BB-shell with integrated bridge), the Compact features an adjustable dropout system, the most significant development. In 1988, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company, GIOS introduced a limited edition of the Compact model. Most of these frames were tailor measured for the client and fit like a glove.
We decided to fully equip it with a fast looking and precise working Campagnolo Chorus 10-Speed groupset.
Frameset has been touched up by the previous owner and is in very good condition for its 30 years of age.
Please check out our detailed pictures to get the best impression of the condition.
Tubes — Dedacciai Special Tubing
Frame size – 56.5cm
Seat Tube 56.5cm ct – ct. (58cm top)
Top Tube length 55.5cm ct.-ct.
Head Tube – 155mm
Handlebar – 3ttt Forma SL 41cm ct.-ct.
Stem — ITM Eclypse 120mm
Headset — Campagnolo Athena
Shifters – Campagnolo Chorus 10spd
Fr.Der.: Campagnolo Chorus
Rear Der.: Campagnolo Chorus 10spd
Cranks — Campagnolo Chorus 175mm (53T/39T)
B.B. — Campagnolo Record
Chain – KMC
Casette – Campagnolo Chorus
Brakes – Campagnolo Chorus
Brake Levers – Campagnolo Chorus
Wheels — Campagnolo Chorus Hubs 32/36 Hole / Mavic Open Pro Rims
Tires — Panaracer 25mm
Seatpost — Campagnolo Chorus Titanium 27.2mm
Saddle — Selle Italia Flite
