Price Paid:
$2600.00
at excelsports Favorite Ride:
To the North Shore Bike Setup:
Carbon Gios Fork with ultegra 9 speed and mavic cosmos wheelset Summary:
Great bike for the rec. rider such as myself. I do alot of longer rides (50-100 miles) and the comfort level is right up there as the best of 6 bikes i have owned, including several other steel bikes and 2 titanium bikes. I often get off the Gios less fatigued than on my other bikes (doing the exact same ride). I ordered it with the carbon Gios fork only because i had no experience with steel forks, i have subsequently purchased a surly cross check with steel fork and would recommend the Gios steel chromed fork for the compact pro. I would think it would offer a great ride and would look great as well. After 2 years and a couple thousand miles I have not had any problems to report, certainly not any problems with the paint mentioned by the previous poster. Strengths:
Comfort for those that don't mind a steel bike, and looks for sure. Weaknesses:
None to report on the bike itself. Some may not want to pay $2600 for an ultegra equiped bike, but the money is in the frame. Whatever you do don't order the Gios saddle bag from the gios accessories, it looks great on the website but it is tiny and at best you can fit a tube in there and nothing else. Similar Products Used:
Lemond Zurich, Bianchi Vigorelli, Bianchi Imola, Colnago Ovalmaster and Litespeed Natchez
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