1981 Ciocc Moscow ‘80
Ciocc Mockba ’80
This is an Italian steel Ciocc road bike made in 1981.
This vintage Ciocc (say “choh-ch”) Mockba (say “Moscow”) 80 is a model made by the iconic Italian racing bike brand to celebrate Sergei Sukhoruchenkov’s (you’re on your own) road race win at the 1980 Olympics.
Giovanni Pelizzoli is the craftsman behind Ciocc for most of their years as a popular Italian brand. Giovanni’s nickname, loosely translated as “poker face” is where the Ciocc brand name came from. Sometimes you’ll find a Ciocc bicycle credited to Luigi Conti, who may or may not have purchased the label and/or worked for Pelizzoli for a while in the 1980’s. To add to the slight confusion, you sometimes saw bikes made by Pelizzoli that were sold by a Dutch company and labeled as ”Concorde”.
Whatever. This particular Ciocc has a 59cm seat tube with a 58cm top tube, a 100mm stem and 42cm Cinelli handlebars. The frame is made out of Columbus SL cromoly steel tubing. The components are Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 (although we have a Campagnolo Chorus group that we can put on it for the same price), the saddle is a Selle Italia Turbo, the pedals are the first generation Look pro models, and the tires are new Vittoria Rubino Pro clinchers.
Good fit for a rider between 5’10” and 6’2” tall. $1499
More photos are in the 1966 to 1985 museum section.