You bet the compact pro is available today. I have one, all chorus (alloy, no carbon). It has the hidden rear brake, too. I have a Gios megalite - kind of an entry level Gios - set up as a fixed gear bike. Long live Gios blue!

I'd e-mail the GIOS factory. They are pretty good about answering:

http://www.gios.it/2005/eng/prima.php?page=history-one

The link to the website starts you at the history page.

Excel Sports Boulder is their USA distributor.

All Gios bikes are great ones IMHO. My all time favorite mark. Keep us posted on yours, it looks nice!