Gios
 

Greetings-
I just bought this bike today and do not know much about it. Any insight would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Best,
Tom

My insight is that it's gonna need a lot of work.

Not their Pro level but its still a sturdy Bike .

Buy a book on bike repair so you can sort most of it out on your own and ask informed questions with terms that are clear.

Thanks for reply's. Can you tell what era it is from?

Weren't all Good bikes pro level? Except for the counterfeits?

You're guessing, right? :p

This bike is going to need a lot of work given the level of rust.

The project may not be worth your investment in time and parts.

No, in the 70's there were "entry" level Gios bikes too.
This is one of them. It holds no interest for me, but as a project to learn now that it is in your possession, why not.
The overall image indicates it could use a close inspection, and planning before and $$ is spent.
Condition of the wheels, tires, assume it will need at least two cables, one shift and one brake, the rear cables might be able to redeploy to the front, assume new cable housing (lined for better performance)
Plan for new brake blocks too.
The chain might be marginal. A new chain and an existing freewheel can sometimes not play well together, but often these bikes got parked before things wore out.
Check that the stem and seat post are not stuck.

If you don't have a set of tools, look into if there is a bike co-op to be found reasonably close. Become a member and take a class or two.

Judging from the fork rake, late 60's

Thank you. Not new to riding; however, extremely new to the vintage bikes. I paid $125 for the Gios - I will probably clean it off the best I can and hang it in my office. I also bought a Chidora Gimondi as well. Pretty excited to learn.

Since you bothered to start the thread, let us know how the disassembly goes. I'll be running a betting pool on whether the seat post and stem can be removed intact :D

With the intended use as a wall hanger, clean it up and no further maintenance required.
No stem it seatpost removal needed.

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No .. consumers get adequate .. they have smaller budgets. Gios like many companies,

made cheap models and the hand made lighter ones the professionals raced.

all the parts are from the lower cost end of the catalog,

it sold New for roughly half of what you paid , but everything cost less in the 60's, early 70's

due to Inflation.

I doubt that this is a Gios made by the well known Italian bicycle manufacturer, I believe there was also a Gios in Germany that made cheap bikes such as the one pictured.

That said, the bike in the photo looks to be completely rusted out, I personally don't you should put any time or any more money into it. Do you have any photos of the other bike you bought?

It looks very Italian made to me.

It's a low end bike in bad condition. I would advise investing anything significant into it, time or money.

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thanks for the feedback. i am essentially going to dust it off and hang it up. this is the other bike i picked up which is obviously in better condition which i will ride.

Nice bike...what are you using to wall hang? :rolleyes:

To round out the collection, you need to look for an entry level Lygie and Atala.

I got the pegs to hang bikes here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/9783265...mal-and-simple
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i dusted it off - looks a little better.

Google is OUR friend... First result in first search for "Gios Torino History" - straight from horses mouth:

Gios Bikes

verktyg :50:

Chas.

much appreciated