Hi all,
By way of background, I currently run a single speed that I take for 30km circuits a few times a week. Getting a little tired of huffing it singlespeed so am looking at moving towards a classic, steel roadie.
And i've fallen in love with the Gios Compact Pro. Retails at $3,200AUD. However, i've managed to find a compact pro frameset in excellent condition, in my size, at a pretty nice price ($~1100AUD).
First up - does anyone have any thoughts on the frame? From my research, $1100AUD is a very nice price for a near perfect compact pro frame.
Secondly, thoughts on building it up from scratch? The off-the-shelf compact pro comes with the campagnolo Athena groupset - though I would think about just going with the campagnolo veloce as im not a professional/serious rider (and therefore feel I wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the veloce and athena). I'm excited at the prospect of building it up slowly, however, I also recognise there's a good chance of it being incredibly frustrating, difficult and expensive.
I'm prepared to have some parts installed by the local bike shop, but on the whole, what are your thoughts on the frame + building it up with slightly less expensive components than the off-the-shelf version? I'm estimating the total cost at about $2,800.
Thanks in advance,
Simon
By way of background, I currently run a single speed that I take for 30km circuits a few times a week. Getting a little tired of huffing it singlespeed so am looking at moving towards a classic, steel roadie.
And i've fallen in love with the Gios Compact Pro. Retails at $3,200AUD. However, i've managed to find a compact pro frameset in excellent condition, in my size, at a pretty nice price ($~1100AUD).
First up - does anyone have any thoughts on the frame? From my research, $1100AUD is a very nice price for a near perfect compact pro frame.
Secondly, thoughts on building it up from scratch? The off-the-shelf compact pro comes with the campagnolo Athena groupset - though I would think about just going with the campagnolo veloce as im not a professional/serious rider (and therefore feel I wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the veloce and athena). I'm excited at the prospect of building it up slowly, however, I also recognise there's a good chance of it being incredibly frustrating, difficult and expensive.
I'm prepared to have some parts installed by the local bike shop, but on the whole, what are your thoughts on the frame + building it up with slightly less expensive components than the off-the-shelf version? I'm estimating the total cost at about $2,800.
Thanks in advance,
Simon