Originally Posted by 50PlusCycling

I had no choice when I got my road bike, it was issued to me by my team. It is a 1998 Gios Compact Pro, fitted with a Record 9 speed carbon groupset. I raced for one season on the bike, and loved it. Most teams were using aluminum or carbon fiber at that time, but there were still some steel bikes to be found in the European peloton. 20 years later, I'm still riding it.