1999 Gios Megalite
Part Diary,
Part Technical Manual, Part Tips & Tricks
I saw an ad on craigslist for this frameset, after exchanging emails for a while, I finally had a chance to drive down to Milpitas to pickup this frameset on August 28, 2010. The frame glistened with the famous blue paint and the chrome accents, it was very pretty and well kept. I was looking for a frameset to build up with my Santé gruppo, so I thought the blue frame with white decals would look good with the white components and tires.
9/16/2010 - After three days of assembly, the bike is now complete.
12/24/2011 - Sold the bike to my cousin, it will be in beautiful Southern California.
Here are the specs:
Frame: Gios MegaLite, 58cm, Gios Blue with chrome plated chainstays and dropouts. Dedacciai Lite tubeset, Italian bottom bracket threading, 130mm spacing. Serial Number: W81035.
Fork: Gios, 1" threadless. Chrome plated.
Rims: Wolber TX Profil with hard anodized finish, 32h.
Hubs: Shimano Santé low-flange, 32h with 14GA stainless steel spokes. Originally 126mm rear spacing, but I added spacers to 130mm.
Tires: Specialized Mondo Sport, 700x23c, wire bead, white.
Cassette:
Shimano 7spd,
13-24T.
Cranks: Shimano Santé FC-5000,
forged alloy. 52x42 Biopace chainrings, 170mm, 130 BCD with special chainring bolts.
Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB-UN54, Italian thread. Sealed cartridge unit, 110mm axle.
Front Derailer: Shimano Santé FD-5000, braze-on.
Rear Derailer: Shimano Santé RD-5001, SIS.
Shifters: Shimano Santé SL-5000, SIS.
Headset: Miche Primato, 1" threadless, silver.
Chain: Shimano Uniglide.
Stem: Cinelli Sesamo 1" threadless, 100mm, silver.
Handlebar: Cinelli 1-E. 39.5cm width, 11.0cm reach, 14.0cm drop.
Brakes: Shimano Santé BR-5000, SLR.
Brake Pads: Shimano
Brake Levers: Shimano 105 with white hoods
Pedal: Shimano PD-M520 SPD, black.
Seatpost: Nitto S-65 Crystal Fellow, 27.2mm x 250mm.
Saddle: Cinelli Unicanitor, plastic, white.
|
Ratio |
13 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
24 |
|
52 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
|
42 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
The bike currently weighs 22lb 1oz as shown.
The following are OE parts that I am currently not using:
Front Derailer: Shimano Santé FD-5000, clamp-on, Leading Action.
Brake Levers: Shimano Santé BL-5001 Aero with white hoods.
Headset: Shimano Santé, 1" threaded. Alloy, Sealed.
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Santé BB-5000, Chrome-Moly, sealed. 108mm axle.
