By guest author Rangga Panji, Pancalen Cycles. When it comes to building a bicycle, inspiration can come from anywhere. A page in a magazine or a book, for example. When Mr. Felly Imransyah of Rocket Company recently get his hands… Read more
Dominic Darko must have invoked a higher power to breathe life into this Liberia frame, a French marque that existed from 1918 to the early 1990s. If you’ve ever tried restoring a French frame and you’re not French or live… Read more
The French marque of Sunn represented a level of continental quality to the BMX and MTB scene of the 1990s. Perhaps it was the funky branding, the quirky (yet well-thought out) engineering or the all-star pro team of riders such… Read more
Any long-term fan of the Tour de France will undoubtedly recognize the jerseys of the Mercier teams and their partners — Gan, Hutchinson, BP et al — a garish clash of purple and yellow, before evolving to light and dark… Read more
I’ve long been a fan of the Southsiders MC crew, a group of exceptionally creative and stylish French motorcycle enthusiasts. They combine their passion for classic motorcycles, design, photography and riding into a tight clique whose adventures are documented through… Read more
French constructeur bicycles are often imitated, but seldom replicated. Builders such as René Herse, Alex Singer and Jacques Ausécache contributed to a golden era of traveling by bike that we’re still attempting to interpret for our own generation.
My French friend Med from BMX Groupment sent through some images of his Sunn Royal BMX, a marque he has had extensive involvement with over the years. Sunn is a bastion of old school BMX and mountain biking, erupting upon… Read more
