la petite histoire Romain’s chameleon gravel bike in Columbus Zona tubing size 55cm with ‘blurple’ chameleon paint + gold flake logos. Equipped with Shimano GRX groupset, Fulcrum Racing 5 wheelset, Thomson finishing kit + Brooks Cambium and flared handlebars. PHOTOS
la petite histoire Alexis’ gravel bike in size 56cm made using Columbus Zona tubing. An interesting paint job consisting of smoky green with a sharp cut to black with hot pink standard + custom logos. Smoky effect achieved by literally smoking the green on our BBQ. Campagnolo Centaur 11spd groupset, Mavic Allroad Elite wheelset +…
la petite histoire Our new expo road frameset with Columbus Spirit HSS tubing in size 57cm + carbon fork. The idea was to keep the values of a traditional rim-brake road frameset but with a modern take. Therefore we added a tapered headtube, T47 bottom bracket, ovalised top tube and a huge 44mm downtube. Also…
la petite histoire Our very own Luca’s 1996 Specialized Stumpjumper with added disc tabs and extended fork steerer/a-head conversion. Painted himself with a 90s style blue/white/neon pink fade. Custom painted thomson stem to match. All done by Luca in his first welding/painting experience. PHOTOS
la petite histoire Custom paintjob for Manon’s Open Cycles UP ‘ready-to-paint’. Here we reproduced a limited edition series of UP frames that paid homage to the 1960’s Aston Martin DB5 colorway: California Sage. A truly superb colour that we cannot wait to see fully built up by Manon. PHOTOS
la petite histoire Guillaume’s gravel adventure full bike with the paint tones inspired by the pine forests of the Gironde region, that this bike with S&S couplers is ready to discover with Guillaume. PHOTOS
la petite histoire Here we have the first frameset made by Fin, our manufacturing manager, after his initial training course at @thebicycleacademy in 2015 for his own brand at the time @nomadcycles. After an attempted theft this frame was left with a damaged top tube which needed to be replaced and repainted in its entirety. A frameset designed…
la petite histoire Sneak peak of Alexis’ gravel bike with a two colour paint job base from black to a literal BBQ smoked green. The smoked effect turned out great in contrast to the dark black which are further complimented by the hot pink accents/stencils. Excited to see this one fully built up in Annecy!…
la petite histoire Preparation for the paintjob of Devora’s custom bike polo frameset. This paint job required a real attention to detail thanks to the elaborate masks and is inspired by the indigenous type of embroidery called “Otomí”. These embroideries are from the mountains of Hidalgo in Mexico, where Devora got her indigenous identity. PHOTOS
la petite histoire Preview of the bespoke frameset for @atelierrebie made with Columbus Zona. Designed for bikepacking adventures this frame retains a classic style in it’s design including a Paris-Brest fork crown yet has adopted modern standards, most notably the thru-axle dropouts and disc tabs. The front disc tab by @paragonmachine has been reworked to perfectly fit the…
