Handmade in Italy "Cipollini Logos"

When the legendary Lion King of sprinting, Italian Mario Cipollini, announced an eponymous bike brand nobody was expecting subtle. This third bike in the line-up hasn’t diluted the swaggering charisma delivered by the first two, the RB800 and RB1000.

While it’s hard not to snigger at the ‘The champion, the power, his tool’ tag line, Cipollini is vehement about the homegrown credentials of his bike. Having met the man himself at the factory where the bikes are produced and handbuilt, we can vouch they are very much 100 percent Italian. At just shy of 1,300g including seatmast, the Logos frame is relatively light, but its real appeal is the ride.