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Saint-Étienne on Ebykr: 11 articles across five makers, with five histories, four Timelines and two build sheets.
The most read history in this topic.
MercierHistoryCycles Mercier of Saint-Étienne from 1919 to the 1980s: the Pélissier brothers, 50 Tours de France, 25 sub-brands and the Méca Dural bicycles of Indochina.
Grouped by format, the most read first.
AutomotoHistoryCycles Automoto of Saint-Étienne: the cloverleaf marque of 1898, its four Tour de France wins of 1923 to 1926 and its merger into the Peugeot group.
DuraluminHistoryDuralumin from Alfred Wilm's German alloy of 1909 to French bicycles and components of the 1930s, the Vitus 979, its disappearance and its return.
StronglightHistoryStronglight from Haubtmann and Verrot Perrin's square-taper crank through the 49D, the bike boom and the 1990 bankruptcy to the company reborn in 1993.
MercierHistoryThe story of Cycles Mercier is inextricably linked to its master strategy of brand management and horizontal integration, a philosophy that ensured its longevity even as smaller rivals struggled to survive. Over its 66-year…
MercierTimelineA timeline of Cycles Mercier from its 1919 founding in Saint-Étienne through Poulidor and the Méca Dural to the 1985 bankruptcy and the revivals.
StronglightTimelineStronglight is one of the enduring names of French cycling componentry, though its own history folds together two separate companies that only later became one. The firm presently known as Stronglight traces its roots to a…
AutomotoTimelineFrom its purposeful origins in Saint-Étienne, the legendary "cycling capital of France," the history of Cycles Automoto is a testament to early industrial innovation and refined craftsmanship. Founded in 1889 by four businessmen…
DuraluminTimelineDuralumin is not a bicycle marque in the usual sense. It is the trade name of an age-hardened aluminum alloy, developed in Germany and adopted across a cluster of French manufacturers who saw in it the same promise materials…
Cycle de FranceBuild sheetA 650B randonneuse built to exhibition standard in 1948 by Cycles de France of Saint-Etienne, and the two Daniel Rebour plates that put the marque on the page.
AutomotoBuild sheetEvery maker with an article in this topic, the most covered first.
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