1984- Biciclette per Vincere - Rossin Super Record Extra

The Rossin story starts in 1973 when Gibi Baronchelli, riding for Iclas Sports Group, won the amateur versions of the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. Vittorio Ghezzi, the owner of the Iclas and Itla teams, and Domenico Garbelli, Sports Director and Manager of Itlas decided to build a professional team around Baronchelli. The plan was to use bikes supplied by Colnago who were already supplying bikes to the SCIC professional racing team. With help from Colnago, Baronchelli jumped to the SCIC team, angering Ghezzi and Garbelli who dropped Colnago as bike supplier for the Iclas and Itla teams. They switched to Bianchi for the rest of the 1973 season and the plan was to continue riding Bianchis for the 1974 season.

Garbelli, however, had a brainwave, and suggested that they build their own bikes. Garbelli knew Mario Rossin who had worked as a frame builder for Colnago for years and invited him to join the new company. On September 14, 1974, Cicli Rossin was established by five partners – Vittorio Ghezzi and his son Guiseppi, Alberto Inzaghi, Domenico Garbelli, and Mario Rossin, who all agreed that the new bikes would be called “Rossin.”

The “R” in the Rossin logo was adopted from Rossignol skis, and the pentagon represents the five founding members of the company. In 1975, the bikes made their debut at the Milan Cycle Fair. In 1976, Vittorio Algeri of the Itla team won the Italian First and Second Series Championships, as well as the amateur Settimana Lombarda on a Rossin. In 1977, Rossin signed an agreement to supply bikes to the GBC team which was renamed GBC Itla. During the late 70’s, Rossin began to experiment with mountain bike building. They also became the first company to install a computer, a transistor radio sized gizmo, on a bike. It was used by Alessandro Paganessi, leader of the Novartiplasti amateur team, at the mountain time trial at the Settimana Lombarda at San Fermo. In 1980, the Soviet track team rode Rossins at the Moscow Olympics.

Bottom Braket: Campagnolo Super Record

Headset: Campagnolo Super Record

Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record, Rossin pantographed

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Brake Lever: Campagnolo, black hoods, Rossin pantographed

Brakes: Campagnolo 1st Gen. Super Record, Rossin pantographed

Wheelset: Campagnolo Super Record with MAVIC GP 40 rims

Saddle: San Marco Supercorsa

Seatpost: Rino Eleganza

Stem: black 3ttt Evolution 2002 hinged, Rossin pantographed

Handlebar: 3ttt leather wrapped VIP set

Frame tubing: Columbus SL

Fork tubing: Columbus SL

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