Hello Jeff,
I think it is Columbus SL. There are no Gios built in low quality
steel. ( The paintjob is a different thing).
Gios do exist in "blue" ( although there are more blue-tones than one
should think at a glimpse, the "typical Gios blue" is not that typical
through the time line. ) and black, red and also white
Gios frame colours are known. My Gios frame is blue metallic paint.
The frame is late 70ties.
You can see it here, with the Columbus decal: http://www.flickr.com/
best regards, Jean-Marie Biwer Basbellain, Luxembourg, Europe
Le 6 avr. 10 à 18:29, jeff holt a écrit :
>
> "I have a Gios Torino "Professional" circa 1985 and was wondering
> about the
> tubing the frame is made with. It has no tubing decals on it, the
> dropouts, head tube lug, BB and seat tube lug all have GIOS cast in
> them.
> The BB is slotted on the bottom and it came with a full-chrome fork
> that
> has GIOS cast in the sloping crown. It is unusual in that the frame is
> painted matte black instead of the usual Gios blue. All the other
> decals
> look in order.
>
> Does anyone have any information about what kind of tubing this
> frame was
> made with? I would imagine it is Columbus, but I would just be
> guessing -
> and still don't know if it's SL, SP or some other inferior quality."
>
> The 1986 GIOS brochure shows pictures of the "Professional" all
> bearing Columbus SL stickers.
>
> Jeff Holt
> West Deptford, NJ
>
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