Thats right; Rosario Ando owned Rolls Cycle Corp. He private labeled Colonagos and also some low end Italian bikes as Rolls. Later he sold clothing under the RA name.
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On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:37 AM, John Pergolizzi wrote:
> List,
> One of the signatures in the brochure is that of Rosario Ando.
> He was a cycling clothing manufacturer (hats and jerseys at least) in
> those days and I think he was located in Queens, N.Y. Whitestone is
> part of Queens. Maybe he was the importer?
>
> John T.Pergolizzi
> San Diego, Ca.
>
>
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> Subject: [CR]Scans posted: Rolls - Colnago brochure, early 1970s
>
> http://bulgier.net/
>
> Mark Bulgier was kind enough to add these scans to his ever
> growing web
>
> archive of bicycle brochures. A six page brochure, cover to cover,
> and
> a two
> page price list for Rolls Cycle Corp. in Whitestone, NY. This set
> belongs to a
> local friend of mine, and I scanned it, so Mark could make it
> viewable
> to the
> bicycle world.
>
> There are no dates shown, so I made an edu-deflated guess. If 1973
> seems
> off, please let me know.
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield MI USA
>
>
>
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