1985 - Rossin Record

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.

Rossin continued their tradition of innovation with some radical monocoque “Space” time trial frames with sloping top tubes and aero bars. In 1983, Garbelli invented the disc wheel which was used by Francesco Moser to set the one hour record in Mexico. Also in 1983, The Soviet and American track teams were riding Rossins. A new, larger factory was set up in Cavenago, Brianza and was soon producing 30 frames a day. The company experimented with some interesting design elements such as Columbus tubing that was crimped along its length to add stiffness.

From 1982 to 1983, the American 7-Eleven team rode Rossin. In 1983, Dutch rider Hennie Kuiper won Paris Roubaix, and in 1985 Milan – San Remo on a Rossin. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, there were no Russians, but there were plenty of Rossins – the US Team including Eric Heiden rode them. In 1987, amateur rider and eventual team mate of Lance Armstrong, Viatcheslav Ekimov broke the world indoor record by riding 49.672 km in one hour on a Rossin.

Here I got a Rossin, what the previous owner thinks to be a team frame ridden by a rider called Rossi

Bottom Braket: Campagnolo Chorus
Headset: Campagnolo  Chorus
Crankset: Campagnolo  Chorus
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo  Chorus
Brake Lever: Campagnolo  Chorus
Brakes: Campagnolo  Chorus Monoplaner
Wheelset: Campagnolo  Chorus
Saddle:
Seatpost: Campagnolo  Chorus
Stem: Cinelli
Handlebar: Cinelli

Frame tubing: Columbus SL
Fork tubing: Columbus SL