1986 - Rossin Ghibli

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 and the model Ghibli was born.

Bottom Braket: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Headset: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Crankset: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Brake Lever: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Brakes: Campagnolo Cobalto
Wheelset: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Saddle:
Seatpost: Campagnolo 1st Gen. C-Record
Stem: Cinelli
Handlebar: Cinelli

Frame tubing: Columbus SLX
Fork tubing: Columbus SLX