The GIOS appreciation/info thread

welcome to the one of 200 built club!

Thanks.

I would love to know what you paid, but that's a bit like asking a lady her age.

I paid more than I normally would, but I've had a shit couple of year because of Covid, so fancied something nice. Promised Mrs JJ I will sell some bikes / frames to recoup the cost (which I will do). I'll PM you what I paid FYI.

which I will do

😉

Honest.

Gios Megalite. Frame found on eBay about 8years ago. Built up with Campagnolo Veloce and Centaur, and handbuilts by Rohan Dubash. Rides as smooth as butter.

Had a mess about with carbon wheels while cleaning bikes a month or so ago… saddle's a bit lower at the moment as I've got a bad hip.

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RE: My Aerodynamic.

The tubs have perished and need to be replaced. My instinct is to replace the rims and go for clinchers.

Is this acceptable?

Depends what you use the bike for, I guess. Everyday = I’d favour clinchers, less often = I’d go for tubs.

You can always carry a spare.

No.

Putting hobnail boots on a ballerina.

Really, you heathen!?

No.

OK.

I need to get off the fence and build mine up... It's only been lying around for 5 + years... Did have the idea a couple of years back to go modern groupset.. but will probably stay classic with SR or DA

Hang on, is yours an Aerodynamic? If it is and we believe that only 200 were made, that's a fair percentage in the mucky maulers of this fine forum. Particularly true if we presume that more than half of the original production are now rust.

Either way, you should build it in time for spring, there's nothing more fun to use on a sunny trundle. I am far from a hidebound traditionalist, but it should be Campagnolo.

Really loving this pantograph work. The whole groupset is amazing.

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Yes mine is an Aerodynamic :)