Cycles Affranchi builds unique and functional bikes for all terrains in the Pyrenees Mountains of Southwestern France under the design principles of freedom and independence.

Finding the right saddle is a very personal thing, with comfort a major factor. But Gilles Berthoud saddles offers a lot more than just a comfy ride. Paul Skilbeck relates his experience over two years with a Gilles Berthoud Soulor saddle.

At the Classic Rendezvous Weekend, David Staudacher displayed a replica of the French bicycle that Irishman Sean Kelly rode to a dramatic victory at the Italian classic Milan-San Remo in the twilight of his career.

Cycles Victoire, the French builders from near Clermont-Ferrand, produced a special bike for Rapha's pop-up store in Paris last autumn.

Part Three of our Concours de Machines coverage is a first-hand account by one of the contestants from Gilles Berthoud Cycles.

In Part Two of our series on the French randonneur/touring bike event Concours de Machines, we announce the 2016 winners and take an in-depth look at Cycles Victoire's winning bike.

The French competition Concours de Machines awards the most innovative, durable and beautiful randonneur bikes through a series of juried inspections and on-the-road tests. In part one of our series about the event, Brian Ignatin looks back upon its storied past.

Weighing in the region of 8kg, and with a silky-smooth - yet lively - ride, Keim's hollow-frame wooden bicycles have a broad appeal