 In 1968, Ross joined the muscle bike craze with models such as the "Marlin" with a "Console Mounted Stick Brake", the "Barracuda" with a "Chrome Twin Stick Shift Console", and the "Barracuda Beast" with a "Futura Sports Car Steering Wheel".In 1982, Ross introduced one of the first production mountain bikes, the "Force One" at Interbike, and in 1983, they launched the first professional factory sponsored mountain bike race team, the "Ross Indians.