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@Frostytheslowman
Thanks. I'll start with the bike. I bought it from a guy in Germany. There were lots of bikes and frames on eBay & the net but this one was original. It has a few scrapes but they add character. I sent some photos to Marco (Gios) and he confirmed it was an original 1978 model Super Record. He also entered it into the Gios Historic Register.
I re-laced the rims (rusty chrome spokes), fitted nos brake levers (badly scraped), nos gear levers, bottle, cage, cables, brake blocks & bar ends & toe strap buttons from Dave Marsh, gum hoods (ebay), nos Binda straps (ebay) and then pantographed the stem, gear levers, chainwheel and even the toe strap buttons (yes, sad I know). Wimborne Engraving have all of the images set up ready to go for anyone else interested in getting some done. I'll post some pics of this later but I'm really chuffed with the work.
Everything was completed just in time for the 65th Anniversary which Marco had sent out an invite to anyone on the Gios historic register to attend.
Cheap flights to Turin from Stansted and a cheap hotel near the airport cost less than £200 total for a long weekend. Anyone wanting to travel I can recommend the Hotel Atlantic in Borgaro. It's a short bus ride with your bike box from the airport, the rooms are good, breakfast was great and b&b cost €55/night for a double room. Gios are an easy 15km ride away in Volpiano.
A week before I flew out, I stumbled over a preview for the upcoming Giro D'Italia. The race was due to pass fairly close to Turin on the day before the Gios event and so a plan came together. Fly in early Saturday, rent cheap car for the day, hotel check in, quick trip to Gios shop to avoid expected crowd the next day, drive to Bardonecchia to watch Saturday Giro stage finish, back to hotel, ride Sunday & quick site seeing trip into Turin, home early Monday.
Saturday in pictures:
Gios shop at just about opening time
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The man himself
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Some shots of the shop
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More to follow but I need to post this now before I lose it all
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