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Decathlon

Decathlon was born in France in 1976, is active in 72 countries and calls itself the world's largest sporting goods retailer. It designs and sells sports clothing and gear across many in-house brands, such as Simond for climbing and Forclaz for trekking, with a focus on affordable hiking, camping and cycling gear for people of all levels. Decathlon's own brand structure includes category specialists such as Quechua, Kipsta and Btwin, plus expert labels including Van Rysel and Kiprun; they are Decathlon lines rather than unrelated companies.

Specialist sports equipment

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Adris

Adris designs and builds road, gravel and mountain bikes in Colpo, Brittany. The French brand was launched in 2009 and sells through a dealer network.

Road, gravel and mountain bikes

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Basaltwheels

Basaltwheels builds handmade carbon bike wheels in a workshop near Montpellier, for road, mountain bike, gravel and time trial or triathlon use. The brand has existed since 2015.

Handbuilt carbon bike wheels

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Buds-Sports

Buds-Sports makes bike travel bags, bikepacking bags and protection accessories. The French brand was founded in 2015 and counts the Tour de France and SNCF among its partners.

Bike travel bags and protection

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Cairn

Cairn makes helmets, goggles and protective gear for skiing and cycling, run by Cairn Sport SAS in Lyon. The brand dates from 1938.

Helmets, goggles and protection for skiing and cycling

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Corima

Corima makes prepreg carbon wheels, entirely hand-made in its workshop in Loriol-sur-Drôme, for road, track, time trial and triathlon. It also makes wheels for handbikes and sport wheelchairs.

Carbon bike wheels

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CyclOptim

CyclOptim is the first brand of SportOptim, a Bordeaux-based French company. Its power-meter pedals for road and mountain bikes use sensors built into the pedal axle, with a system designed to transfer between road and MTB pedal platforms. The company says that idea began its research project in 2019 and that its pedals are designed, made and assembled in France. Its MACADAM and MASSIF ranges serve road, mountain and gravel cycling.

Power-meter pedals

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Cyfac

Cyfac, now Maison Cyfac, makes custom handmade bikes in steel, titanium and carbon, including road, gravel and tandem models. It says it has built made-to-measure bikes for more than 50 years.

Custom handmade bicycles