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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?
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No, I don't know that, but here http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-2267186.html it looks like the whole team are on alu cranks, so perhaps it was just too early. Later versions have carbon (so aren't as good!)
fredtc
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!