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Originally Posted by mepstein
Doesn't look like any Gios that I've seen. My friend had one in the early 80's. Full Nuevo and super record. I had a Colnago, Guerciotti, Masi, Pogliaghi, Bianchi and Cinelli at one time. Every body raced on Italian bikes back then. I've seen them all and this bike doesn't ring a bell. Just my opinion...
...Also has a pretty long wheelbase and long reach caliper brakes. Not typical for a racing bike.
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The first thing I notice was the reach of the brakes also. Its no racing bike. Not that time period coming out of Italy. The lug work is a little rough too. Too thick and heavy. That's no Gios for sure. I raced a Gios. The lock ring on the BB is steel because of rust. The high end bikes were all alloy for weight reduction. Is there a sticker on there to ID the type of tubing? Remove the stem and look down the Steer tube for ribbing. I believe the SL frames has the ribbing in the steertube.
Why do you think its Italian? It might be a mid 70s or late 70s frame. Many of the hand built frames did not have a serial number. Many of mine did not. If its Italian, it looks like a ALLE tube. I believe it was a straight gauge sport tubing not the double butted SL tubing use for pro bikes during that era.