History
FAGGIN 1945
Founded by the former cyclist Marcello Faggin in 1945, the brand is affirmed in Italian cycling history as a guarantee of traditional craft with the passion for a totally custom approach.
1951
Six years after the foundation, the company begins an endorsement strategy. Aldo Zuliani is the first racer to be welcomed in the roster.
1975
The history of Faggin revolves around two cores: international production and support of cycling teams. From the late 70s the leadership of founder Marcello gradually shifted to the racing field, consigning the company management to his four daughters. They kept on welding frames at their Paduan houses as well as managing a challenging worldwide business.
1980
The 1980s represented the golden age of Italian cycling and Faggin embodied, among other brands, the values of historic framebuilders worldwide. Tens of thousands of Italian bicycles – admired for their fine combination of aesthetic and technical qualities – were exported every year all over the world. Countless foreign teams chose Italian products for their riders, thus increasing the Italian firms’ prestige also from an athletic point of view. Thanks to Faggin’s achievements, in 1984 the company equipped the Italian cycling pursuit team at the Los Angeles Olympics.
1980
Belgian Roland Liboton wins his first professional cyclocross World Championship with a Carlos bycicle made in Faggin workshop.
1984
The italian cycling federation chooses Faggin frames for track competitions at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1985
UC Mirano wins the time trial italian title. Moreover, Gabriele Sella and Patrizio Rampazzo win the Italian track championships, outdoor and indoor. Patrizio Rampazzo, here depicted in trackstand pose, greatly achieved the win straight after a dangerous back surgery.
1988
Gianfranco Contri is time trial world champion in Odense, Denmark.
1990
During the 1990s, when new materials became widely popular, the workshop kept up to date without forgetting the roots of the founder’s practice.
The only true love has always been the classic steel frame, but Faggin earned its reputation in framebuilding by also providing aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre frames, hand-built with meticulous craftsman’s attention to detail.
The only true love has always been the classic steel frame, but Faggin earned its reputation in framebuilding by also providing aluminium, titanium and carbon fibre frames, hand-built with meticulous craftsman’s attention to detail.
TODAY
Nowadays the company left the big scale production approach to simply dedicate entirely to hand-building the most accurate Italian product while adhering to the strict traditional rules. Marcello’s daughter Cristina is currently in charge of management and her husband Massimo is the talented craftsman behind Faggin frames since 1976.
