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Francisco Garcia
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: February 23, 2011
Strengths: VERY RESPONSIVE ON SPINTS AND CLIMBS. SUPER CONFORT.Weaknesses: MAYBE WEIGH. BUT I DO NOT MIND MUCH ABOUT IT SPACIALLY FOR THE CONFORT OF THE RIDE.Bottom Line: ECXELLENT, FOR ALL YOUR LIVE FRAME. HANDLING AND CONFORT ARE SUPER AND YOU CAN RIDE ALL DAY WITHOUT MAJOR DISCONFORT.
Favorite Ride: 40-100 MILES
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At: ECXEL SPORTS
Similar Products Used: COLNAGO SUPER, COLNAGO MEXICO, CANNONDALE CAAD 9, CANNONDALE SYNAPSE.
Bike Setup: CAMPY TITANIUN BOTTOM BRACKET. DURA ACE 7400 DRVETRAIN 8 SPEED.
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zomar aguilar
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: October 27, 2009
Strengths: the real tight real angle for superior climbing & sprinting performance (short drive train),and the quality of the pain and chrome....very fine detailsWeaknesses: maybe the weight...its slighter hevy than carbon frames but can put very light with carbon components.Bottom Line: the best frame that I ever had. superior performance and with campy record. better.
Favorite Ride: gios compact pro with campy record triple
Price Paid:
$1160.00
Purchased At: excel sports
Similar Products Used: colnago super 1986
Bike Setup: build with campy record c
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nenad
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: November 15, 2008
Strengths: Geometry, build quality, the ride, the Gios blue color. The bike will fit any purpose, from crits to century rides.Weaknesses: This won't be the lightest steel bike there is. But as noted elsewhere, you won't have a feeling of dragging a cast iron kitchen sink up the mountain.Bottom Line: Outstanding bike. Mine is Compact from 1990 but apart from different tubing it's almost exactly the same as the current model (geometry is identical).
What's the ride like? It's terrific. It rides great when out of saddle, and I attribute this to a tighter rear triangle (shorter stays) which provide extra snap.
The steeper angles of top tube and head tube (74 deg) provide a more forward "mash the hell out of cranks" position which works great on a flat and rolling terrain. This forward position does not work against a rider on tough climbs because you will naturally slide back on your saddle to adjust to the hill slope. When riding out of saddle on climbs, I no longer have a tendency to lean over the handlebars like I did with frames with slacker angles. On this bike I am much more centered over the bike as I stomp on the pedals. It's a very quick handler and it takes even power transfer to the pedals to ride it no hands. Whoever chooses to buy this frame should get a matching steel fork.
Even though the geometry is tighter (steeper angles, shorter wheelbase) the ride is nevertheless very comfortable, I attribute this to the fact that frame material is steel using traditional round non oversize tubes.
Build quality: outstanding. It takes some effort to scratch that bike, that's why I have found very few scratches on it after 18 years (admittedly, the previous owner also took very good care of the bike).
Favorite Ride: rolling hills
Similar Products Used: Basso Diamante, Basso Zer0.9
Bike Setup: Gios Compact with full Campy C Record w/ Cobalto brakes, San Marco Regal saddle, Mavic Open Pro rims, Michelin Pro Race tires.
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David
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 29, 2008
Strengths: perfect fit for me, smooth ride, stable,quiet,handles well, quick, an all around great riding bike.Weaknesses: none that I can findBottom Line: Compact Pro frame is a great frame for centuries on down. Good looking Italian craftmanship. A real bargain. When they say steel is the real thing, this is what they're talking about. My favorite bike.
Purchased At: Excel Sports Boulder
Similar Products Used: peugeot px10, univega.
Bike Setup: comapct pro frame with gios chrome fork, centaur alloy shifters, all the rest alloy chorus, record open pro wheels.
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grimlock
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 13, 2008
Strengths: The steel frame and fork let me ride for days without complaint. It feels zippy but still quite forgiving.Weaknesses: At 20.1 lbs, it's not the lightest bike on my group rides.Bottom Line: Super smooth ride. The bike fits me better than anything else I've ever ridden.
Favorite Ride: Gios Compact Pro
Purchased At: Full Cycle, Ottawa O
Similar Products Used: Giant TCR C2
Kona Zing
Norco Monterey
Bike Setup: Full Campy Chorus group
Centaur/Open Pro/DT Revolution wheels
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