GIOS Lite tubing

[Lawrence Berg]

Can anybody tell me what kind of tubing GIOS uses for their proprietary
GIOS Lite tubesets? Is it some kind of columbus tubing, or that of some
other 'known' tube manufacturer?

Thanks,

Lawrence Berg
Massey University
Palmerston North
Aotearoa/New Zealand

[Dean KNOWLES]

Lawrence

I have had a Gios bike for the last 6 months.....Always previously had
Giant's CFR1 Carbon Fibre.

The gios in Australia is distributed by a company called BRB Enterprises
out of Sydney, they have some great info about the bike.

I have tried to locate a Web site for Gios ....but no luck...every other
frame is available.

A couple of teams rode this frame during the Tour De France.

The bike I have is a Compact Pro.....and yes you are right....it is mode
from Columbus Tubing similar I think to SLX, TSX or greater.

The frame is well put together.

The rear stay also has adjustable mountings for the rear wheel which
allows moments of the wheel dependant of race type.

Please consider......

Dean
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[bubbann]

In <3289E6...@alpha2.curtin.edu.au> Dean KNOWLES

<eknow...@alpha2.curtin.edu.au> writes:
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>Lawrence
>
>I have had a Gios bike for the last 6 months.....Always previously had
>Giant's CFR1 Carbon Fibre.

<snip>

>The bike I have is a Compact Pro.....and yes you are right....it is
mode
>from Columbus Tubing similar I think to SLX, TSX or greater.
>

<more snippage>

>Dean
>--
>',',',', __o ',',',',
>',',',', Dean Knowles `\<, ',',',',
>',',',', Perth, West Australia (_)/(_) ',',',',

I always thought that Gios used Dedaccia(sp?) tubing. Maybe Columbus
makes it? Maybe not? Anyone else out there have any ideas/input?

[Chris Fabri]

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Excel Sports says that indeed it is Dedaccia (don't have the 'zine in front of
me), and they are an independent, high end steel tube manafacture. I would
hope that Excel has the right information. Can anyone second this? chris.

Chris Fabri Northwestern University
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[bubbann]

In <56frg5$g...@news.acns.nwu.edu> fab...@nwu.edu (Chris Fabri) writes:
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>In article <56ck83$s...@sjx-ixn2.ix.netcom.com>,
bub...@ix.netcom.com(bubbann) wrote:
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>>>Lawrence
>>>
>>>I have had a Gios bike for the last 6 months.....Always previously
had
>>>Giant's CFR1 Carbon Fibre.
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>The bike I have is a Compact Pro.....and yes you are right....it is
>>mode
>>>from Columbus Tubing similar I think to SLX, TSX or greater.
>>>
>>
>><more snippage>
>>
>>>Dean
>>>--

>>I always thought that Gios used Dedaccia(sp?) tubing. Maybe Columbus

>>makes it? Maybe not? Anyone else out there have any ideas/input?
>
>Excel Sports says that indeed it is Dedaccia (don't have the 'zine in
front of
>me), and they are an independent, high end steel tube manafacture. I
would
>hope that Excel has the right information. Can anyone second this?
chris.
>
>Chris Fabri Northwestern
University
>fab...@nwu.edu Network Services
Group
>http://bohica.nsg.nwu.edu/~fabric/cmf
(847)467-2539

Chris,
I pulled an Excel Catalog and yes, it is Dedaccia tubing. And given
the the Gios name I would expect it to be made in Italy.

Vini, Vidi, Velo....

Ciao

[Paul Rosenberg]

In article <56g6cs$h...@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com>
bub...@ix.netcom.com(bubbann) writes:

> >>I always thought that Gios used Dedaccia(sp?) tubing. Maybe Columbus
> >>makes it? Maybe not? Anyone else out there have any ideas/input?
> >
> >Excel Sports says that indeed it is Dedaccia (don't have the 'zine in
> front of
> >me), and they are an independent, high end steel tube manafacture. I
> would
> >hope that Excel has the right information. Can anyone second this?
> chris.
> >
> >Chris Fabri Northwestern
>

> Chris,
> I pulled an Excel Catalog and yes, it is Dedaccia tubing. And given
> the the Gios name I would expect it to be made in Italy.
>
> Vini, Vidi, Velo....
>
> Ciao

Dedacciai (correct spelling) is in fact an Italian steel company. I
believe it was started by the Locatelli brothers who previously were
employed by Columbus.

Their high end product, 18MCDV6, is a heat-treated micro-alloyed steel
(don't ask me what that means). Pinarello, Bianchi, & Gios all use
their tubing and I believe numerous, some, a few, maybe 2 (pick one)
riders rode bikes using Dedacciai tubing in the Tour this past year.

Brent Steelman currently makes frames from this tubing and is in fact
the US distributor.

Peace. The "Riding a Dedacciai Tubed Steelman and Loving It" Berg.

Ride easy, its the off-season.....