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Thanks, I did some short research online and it seems the 'real' Gios blue is kinda hard to reproduce, I read about a red base coat? There's a decal under the clear coat with the name of the first owner on the left rear fork, I'm thinking about removing it but not too sure yet.
Really hope all the lug-tube connection are ok, that's exactly why I want to test ride it first. If the frame is growing on me I might get it retouched by a bike painter like Unlimited Colors, I'm really thinking about painting the fork and seatpost in red with original re-made graphics.
thanks all and that VXRS of Boonen is a stunner indeed!
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I seem to recall hearing something along those lines but I’m not familiar with the technicalities of the paint job. When I worked at steel vintage, we sent some frames back to gios to get them repainted in the original colour since other painters didn’t quite get it right.
@fredtc do you know if there’s a particular reason why boonen opted for aluminium cranks instead of the carbon ones?
Sig_Arlecchino
Lovely bikes! Afaik, there’s only one authentic signature Gios Blue. But there are many repainted gios frames with slight variations. Yours looks like the right shade of blue as far as I can tell from the photos.
I have a similar VXRS with Chorus 11 and can attest to its ride qualities. Do you know if yours originally came with an ISP that’s been cut? I read on a few occassions that On some time bikes of that era, the aluminium bb shell had a tendency to debond from the bb lug, it wasn’t the case on mine and I hope that it isn’t on yours. But it might be worth keeping in mind if you encounter any odd creaking noises from the BB. Looking forward to see the final build!
As for the lugs, @mattyc recently repainted the lugs on his look. Might be worth checking out his cp for inspiration/advice.