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[kanerdog1x1]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1993-emery-titane/

And the link lead me to this..

That is possibly the most perfectly proportioned bike ever. And to think it was 1993...

 

[ibbz]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1993-emery-titane/

And the link lead me to this..

That is possibly the most perfectly proportioned bike ever. And to think it was 1993...

I know!
I keep going back and looking at it - it’s perfect try proportioned and elegant - just have to admire whoever designed and built it and then assembled it so tastefully

 

[mynchiboy]

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That Berthoud really is lovely, forgot about that one.

Most of the ones I can think of are already here! MBK springs to mind as well though

 

[nic0]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

MBK M584, élu vélo de l'année 1994 par le magazine Vélo Vert :

 

[nic0]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

don't forget Gitane


and Vario (from Grenoble)

 

[bjellys]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

Mbk again from me not popular in mountain bike collection but the road bikes seem to fetch good money .
I have an MBK in my collection I thought for £25 it was worth keeping I bought a low mileage Kirk Revolution for £35 with the same thought in mind.
I find the £50 7Up bikes the same all crap bikes but iconic.

 

[Elev12k]

Paletou

Paletou

 

[ibbz]

Re: Any other french MTB brands ?

MBK M584, élu vélo de l'année 1994 par le magazine Vélo Vert :

Thank you for these and the others - excellent
I shall have some time now to read about them and see if I can find one !

 

[nic0]

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you're welcome

the Graal

-> viewtopic.php?f=6&t=347809&p=2593378&hilit=MBK+994#p2593378

https://www.pressreader.com/france/velo ... 1011620451

 

[nic0]

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Well, I haven't had a lot of French mountain bikes! French brands didn't make me dream

my first "real" mountain bike was a Decathlon Rockrider 550 Limited (full LX, all cromo, RS Mag 21), it was in 1997.

I still have it, but now it only goes on the road

A few years ago I bought a Rockrider 720, the top of the top at the time (1995, full XT), but in poor condition :

the seller's picture, on Leboncoin

as it was light I equipped it for the road

and last month back to the origine

my first Sunn was a Hobby (low end, hi-ten frame), 1993, my work bike for a while

I bought others when good opportunities arose

Sunn Vertik 1996

Sunn Xircuit 1997 :

24" for my daughter

after

Symp 1997

Vertik II 1997