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Re: Yeah, go ahead! Please be aware while stripping the paint. Do Not sandblast or blast with anything else! By hand or more comfi with an Acid-Bath! Thats pretty cheap (app. 20£) and safe regarding struktur and welding of the frame.

Re: 1985 Gios Professional When the frame is from 1985 (Check the framenumber) then you got two more, period correct, colour options: Black and full chrome. Another colour, introduced 1986 was red. Enjoy your project!

Not only Kuchen, they also serve selfmade scones with clotted cream...

:wink: Of cause I will do so, thank you so much for your help. While waiting, I polish parts, build up wheelsets, chewing nails aso.

Re: It's from 1979! A Gios Torino Super Record III Gen.

Yeah, I allready saw this piece... It's an early Super Record of the third serie. Build between 1979 and 1983. This needs definitly TLC And a new paintjob, maybe I buy it...

And one more fantastic ride in Electric-Blue, ready for THE spring classic!

The twist keeps the strap in place. Without the twist the strap could begin to wander around and if needed to be opend fast, you cant find the buckle.... And Crash!

Sorry for Delay! Just had the Chance to view your masterpiece. You got some talent on that, a real hotspot!

That's a statement of aestetique and style, a turn over of the usual colour-scheme. - white rules!

Regarding the "possible" missmatch of fork and frame: Maybe it's an " in between" Modell? I've Seen Professional-Frames with GT cutouts in the bottom bracket stated to be true. Maybe this GT is an 79 model with an overstock fork from 78. Or one of the Last 78 ones with a new BB? Lets wait for...

Hy Gastheerg, It was very nice meeting you too! I was totaly surprised by your huge milage per year, respect! I had to leave early, due to my Long Ride back home. It was Midnight when I finaly arrived - what a Drag.

:facepalm: Lucky You, again

At the "Stalen Ros" in Gent/Belgium i had the opportunity to discuss this topic with an real italien framebuilder: Marco Gios! He explained as follows: It's a comfi issue. The proriders in the 70's and 80's explained, that the wooden Plug lowers the rattling and the hard tosses, especially on...

The "polish butcher" is an eBay dealer who is spoiling rare cicle parts with some sort of "Interpretations" of rare pantos to sell them off for high prices :facepalm:

A retrorider in Germany is selling of great lot of parts from his collection like Alfredo Binda Straps in NOS, a complete C-Record Group in parts, Shamal Titanium Clincher set and Mavic Ceramic with conplete C-Record Hubs + skewers + Cassette - more to come (he wrote to me) rare Super Record...

Yeah, I love white GIOS frames! A beautifull "Professional" in good and caring hands :wink: It seems to come from professionel or amateur Racing- use because of the Race number Holding Pin. Do you know anything of the pedigree? Has It allready got a frame number?

I still got one of those, but looking for the matching frame... :oops: Aerodynamic or Super Record of '78. Originals get over a hundred pounds without coin, BUT there is a fleabay Dealer in Australia who offers them as a Replikation on original Campagnolo Chainweel. Shop Name is gts753. He also...

Lucky You! I'm daydreaming of a find like that. When you've finished the rebuild, please publish some ( you know "5") pictures in the registro storico

The First Delta Generation was the Problem. They only got 4 Points/Joints to get the brake-power to the pads. The Second ones got 5 and they stop for real