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04-30-14 | 12:47 PM

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iRYDSTL

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From: Kitchener/Collingwood ON Canada

Bikes: 1966 CCM Tandem, 1980 Schwinn Typhoon Cruiser, 1980 Gios Torino Super Record, 1985 Colnago Super, 1986 Celeste Bianchi Superleggera, 1986 Olmo Competition, 1988 Rocky Mountain Whistler, 1990 Pinarello Asolo, 1992 Basso di flora Loto, 2011 Cervelo RS

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Originally Posted by rbaisa

I don't think I am going to put the original wheels back on this bike though. I plan on using it for the ocasional weekend group ride and I think I am going to use something more like GP4's.

No! An italian classic like that needs full italian job.....campy parts, and for wheels go with Nisi, Ambrosio, FIR, campy....yes GP4's are good wheels but that bike deserves full Italian soul!

04-30-14 | 12:52 PM

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iRYDSTL

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From: Kitchener/Collingwood ON Canada

What a great deal.... I won't tell you what I paid for mine, but it's as close to NOS as one can get and it came from Belgium via Ebay....Your bike looks like my size, what else does your buddy have for sale?

04-30-14 | 01:46 PM

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rbaisa

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From: Saint John, IN

Bikes: Independent Fabrication, Felt F2, Ciocc, Schwinn Vovageur, Paramount, Madison, Carbon Nishiki Elan, Gios Compact, Torino, Masi track, and a Yetti

Haha Yeah I wish he had a list of people that have bikes for us to buy. Unfortunately I don't have any italian wheels in the inventory right now and the ones it came with are steel beasts! Ambrosios would be nice though.

04-30-14 | 02:43 PM

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Not the ones I had

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04-30-14 | 03:41 PM

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EhGiOeS

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Bikes: C 93 Colnago Early 70's Colnago Sport Mid 80's I think East German National Team Bike "77" Gios Super Record Early "90's" Contini GOIDESIGN Early 90's Contini Reynolds 501 oval tube tourer 70's J van Staeyen Flemish Club bike

I paid $40 for mine at a local flea market. He wanted $60. Its about a 81/2-9 no0 rust just ware. 1st gen.
SR RD dated 76. Ed

06-24-14 | 09:45 AM

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rbaisa

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From: Saint John, IN

Bikes: Independent Fabrication, Felt F2, Ciocc, Schwinn Vovageur, Paramount, Madison, Carbon Nishiki Elan, Gios Compact, Torino, Masi track, and a Yetti

Finished the Gios this past week and was able to take her for a 40 mile ride this past weekend. I need to get some new tires eventually, but other than that it rides great. Turned out pretty nice took a few pics and here is the Garmin ride file. Hope you like the pics.

And a Turkey vulture eating road kill

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06-24-14 | 09:49 AM

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Those tires while not fresh and pretty will be hard to beat, not top of the line back then but they are aged, with that comes puncture resistance, only downside would be wet weather traction.