The green, white and red Italian tricolour is emblazoned on the top tube, while the fork and chainstay gleam in shiny chrome. Some Italo fans may be shocked to learn that the Steel Master 65 is welded in Taiwan. This is where Alfredo Gios relocated production in 2010 to breathe new life into the brand, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. This reorganisation has done no harm to the frame, which is surprisingly stable to ride given the thin tubes, but heavy. On the contrary: the clean weld seams are immaculately finished and the price of €1,199 for the frameset, including the Campagnolo headset, is fair. Purists might be bothered by the combination of Ahead stem and one-inch fork. However, this is only an option for the test size 60 shown here. All smaller sizes are also available with threaded forks for steerer stems. The Super Record anniversary groupset from Campagnolo was chosen by Gios importer Frank Cino as suitable equipment for the anniversary model. With a mechanical Athena groupset, builds from around € 2,500 are possible.
Price 5,000 euros
Weight 8.5 kilos
Reference/Info www.gios-deutschland.de
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 2,205/895/91 grammes
Frame sizes*** 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 cm
Seat/steering angle 73°/73,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 635/575/208 mm plus 4 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/52 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 600/391 mm/1.54
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Campagnolo, 1 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Campagnolo Super Record 80th Anniversary (52/36 t., BSA)
Wheels/tyres Citec 3000 S Aero Carbon/Continental Grand Prix 4000 S
Handlebar/stem Deda Zero 100/Deda
Saddle/post Gios/Deda Super Zero (27.2 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size bold.
****Stack/Reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
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