Thread: "Passing the test" or "My Gios"
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Old 04-10-05 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Martyr
i have considered doing this my gios. (love me gios)
it has vertical dropouts though.
is yours the same, and if so, how are you managing chain tension?

oh yeah: love your work :-)
out of interest, have you owned it since new? done many km's on it?



marty
Martyr,

This Gios is the Compact Pro. It has vertical dropouts on sliding plates. Does yours have sliding plates? The plates slide only 8mm. My chain isn't very tight. The chain tension would have been perfect (for the gear ratio I choose) But I needed another hand (workstand) to hold things while I was putting the chain together. However, I now consider myself a Chaintool Master. As it is, I have a half link and a connex link. ...Anyway, I think better tension is doable. It may be wise to get an ENO or FI Bullseye hub.

Yes, I've had everything from the beginning. The frame was made in the last year or two. Everything else is new or NOS. I just finised it last weekend so it hasn't been ridden much. It looks pretty, but for all I know, it could fall apart at any second.

The thing I like best about Gios's is that they (usually) come in only one color, like Bianchi used to be known for. What is you Gios like? How do you have it set up?

Thanks,
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