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Rossin
Rossin
IndustryBicycle industry
Founded1974; 52 years ago (1974) in Milano
FoundersV. Ghezzi, G. Ghezzi, A. Inzaghi, D. Garbelli and M. Rossin
Headquarters
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsRoad bicycles, Track bicycles, Time trial bicycles, Mountain bikes
OwnerEU Funded Trader Technologies Srl

Rossin or Rossin Bicycles was the manufacturer of road-racing bicycles beginning in 1974 and was known for new racing and time trial bicycle designs.

History

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Vittorio Ghezzi, Giuseppe Ghezzi, Domenico Garbelli, and Alberto Inzaghi in 1973 recruited Mario Rossin to join in creating a new company to manufacture competitive bikes to supply their Italian amateur racing teams.[1][2]

Mario Rossin was formerly a bicycle racer and had served as chief builder at Colnago bicycles. His work with fitting top racers at Colnago including Eddy Merckx built his reputation for skilled craftsmanship.

The original five-member partnership reduced to Domenico Garbelli and Mario Rossin by 1980. Rossin acquired the Pogliaghi brand in November 1983 from Sante Pogliaghi when he retired, bringing the Pogliaghi production and Sante's expertise including road, track and tandem bike designs to the Rossin factory.[3] Later still, Alcide Basso of Basso Bikes bought the Poglaighi brand and remaining Pogliaghi production from Rossin in November 1989.[4]

Rossin incorporated aerodynamic features into frame designs, developed new specialty time trial bikes designs such as the Futura CX, introduced the first disk wheels in 1983 and was among the first to add an onboard computer. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 1992 Rossin SRL was acquired by FINROSS SRL. GRUPPO BICI obtained the Rossin brand by 2000. Master frame builder Mario Rossin passed away in 2018.[9]

Trademark

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The Rossin brand logo design was influenced by the label on Royal-Cola bottles and by the wording on Rossignol skis. Rossingnol protested, so the logo design was changed in 1977.[10]

Rossin advertising included the slogan "Biciclette per vincere" or "Bicycles to Win."

The trademark consists of the word "ROSSIN" in stylized characters, or two polygons, one inside each other, containing an artistic letter "R".[11]

Production overview

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Rossin desiged and produced in Italy traditional steel racing bicycles, time trial bicycles specialized for triathlons and later, carbon fiber racing bicycles.[12] Rossin was also the first Italian bicycle brand to produce in 1984 a distinct mountain bike model.

1975-1977: Initial Workshop
Rossin S.R.L. 20040 Cavenago Brianza (Milan) Via L. Besana 55

1978+ Expanded warehouse to new constructed factory
Rossin S.R.L. 20040 Cavenago Brianza (Milan) Via XXIV Maggio 48

GRUPPO BICI reintroduced Rossin bicycles with a line-up of new design carbon fiber road bikes, along with traditional steel road bike frames and mountain bikes in 2011. The last Rossin bicycles were produced between 2017-2019.

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Rossin bikes were used by racing champions including De Vlaeminck, Van Poppel, Berzin, Ugrumov, Virenque, Argentin, Kelly, and Kuiper.

A full list of teams known supplied with Rossin bicycles is provided below. All years are inclusive. [13] [14] [15] [16]

References

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  1. ↑ "Rossin Brand History". Registro Storico Cicli.
  2. ↑ "Rossin Bikes". The Spoken.
  3. ↑ "Pogliaghi Super Record SLX". Bicycle Guide. October 1986.
  4. ↑ "Red-Hot Italian Iron". Bicycle Guide. June 1994.
  5. ↑ Stevenson, Edward P. (1982). The High-tech Bicycle. New York: Harper & Row. p. 56,63,79. ISBN 0060148764.
  6. ↑ Rubino, Guido P. (2011). Italian Racing Bicycles: The People, The Products, The Passion. Velo Press. p. 142-143. ISBN 193403066X. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ Kesteven, Guy (2014). 1001 Bicycles to Dream of Riding. New York: Universe Pub. p. 162-163. ISBN 9780789327246. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ Giflord, Clive (2015). Cars, Trains, Ships, And Planes, A Visual Encyclopedia of Every Vehicle. New York: DK Publishing. p. 26-27. ISBN 978-1-4654-3805-8. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cycling: Cavenago has said goodbye to Mario Rossin, bicycle manufacturer and sportsman". Cavenago Di Brianza, November 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rossin Brand History". Registro Storico Cicli.
  11. ↑ "Global Brand Database". WIPO.
  12. ↑ Dunford, Chauney, ed. (2016). The Bicycle Book-The Definitive Visual History. London: DK-Penguin Random House. p. 155,159,191. ISBN 9780241315743. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Cycling Statistics, Results and Rankings". www.procyclingstats.com.
  14. ↑ "Museo del Ciclismo". www.museociclismo.it.
  15. ↑ Storey, Andy (2016). The Art of the Jersey: A celebration of the cycling racing jersey. London: Mitchell Beazley. p. 34,44. ISBN 9781784721664. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
  16. ↑ Knight, Oliver (2021). Pro Cycling Style – Woven Into History. Paris: Three Back Pockets. p. 34. ISBN 978-199984-2819. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
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Category:Cycle manufacturers of Italy Category:Manufacturing companies based in Milan Category:Companies based in Lombardy Category:Italian companies established in 1974 Category:Italian brands Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy

See also

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