SEBASTIEN’S ADVENTURE BIKE

la petite histoire Sebastien sought an all-rounder, a bicycle capable of weekend sorties, conquering brevets, cycle-touring, and even some gravel adventures. Crafted from Columbus Life tubing, chosen for its combination of lightness and responsiveness, this bike stands in contrast to his former bulky Surly, promising a night-and-day difference in performance. Sebastien likes exploring, so we…

TILL’S MINI BIKE

la petite histoire Till’s 20” mini bike with zona tubing featuring custom rear seat stays + paragon dropouts. Internal cable routing for rear derailleur + brake with cable passing through triple triangle. Deep section carbon rims laced to hope hubs, Ingrid crankset, deore XT transmission + titanium integrated handlebar/stem. Cartoon pink/yellow logos on a raw…

THOMAS’ ULTRA DISTANCE

la petite histoire Stainless steel frame with Enve carbon fork plus an amazing paintjob of a raw lacquered fade to galaxy black with multicolored nebulas plus stars and raw logos. With the lovely super light parts from @darimocarbon + Campagnolo Record groupset/Shamal wheels this thing really is a spaceship. PHOTOS

GILLIAN’S MONSTERCROSS

la petite histoire Gillian’s 27.5” monster cross gravel bike in Columbus Life tubing with internal cable routing and a Columbus Futura Cross+ fork. Equipped with Campagnolo EKAR 13 speed groupset, Deda finishing kit, Damil Components xTwentysix carbon wheelset + Panaracer Gravelking 54mm tires.   Finished off in a clash off-white/orange paintjob. We think this high…

FLO’S GRAVEL BIKE

la petite histoire Flo’s 700c gravel bike in Columbus Life tubing with inhouse customised seatstays, external cable routing and a Columbus Futura Cross+ fork. Equipped with Campagnolo EKAR 13 speed groupset, Thomson finishing kit, BEAST components handlebars, Damil Components xTwentysix carbon wheelset + Vittoria Mezcal 44mm tires. Finished off in saraha tan fade-to raw paintjob.…

JB’s GRAVEL BIKE

la petite histoire JB’s utilitarian gravel bike in Columbus Zona tubing and Paragon 12mm thru axle dropouts with Fyxation Sparta carbon fork. Hope 20 five wheels with Tufo 40mm Gravel Speedero tires, SRAM group + Deda finishing kit. Icy blue paintjob inspired by his grandfather’s 1983 Peugeot 505 with sleek red outline logos. Finished off…

JAMIE’S ALL ROAD

la petite histoire Jamie came to us looking for an ultra endurance all road/gravel bike to compete in the self supported Transpyrenees Race (postponed to 2022). We wanted to create something competitive but fun to ride. Made from Columbus life tubing it features a bi-oval downtube and ovalised top tube designed to be efficient in…

NICO’S CANNONDALE R800

la petite histoire Custom fork + paintjob for Nico’s 1994 Cannondale R800. We wanted to keep this OG but add a modern twist. Skinny fork in 1” ahead plus a “British Racing Green” paintjob with raw aluminum logos. Built up with Campagnolo Centaur groupset, Miche/H+SON wheelset, Nitto bars and Thomson finishing kit. PHOTOS

FANNY’S ALL ROAD

la petite histoire Stainless steel frame with Enve carbon fork + Campagnolo Record groupset and parts from Tune/Duke. Paintjob laqcuered chameleon blue/purple over raw stainless steel with blue/red candy “mud” splatters. Logos in laqcuered chameleon blue/purple over raw stainless steel + marbled white, raw carbon and glitter. PHOTOS