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Cycles appreciates quality. We like
products that are made with quality
materials, workmanship, and products that
have a good helping of personality and
soul stuffed into them by the maker. To
find these items, we often look WAY
OUTSIDE the commercialized bicycle
industry and mass production lines.
We
search out the finest equipment made by
craftsmen and small companies throughout
the world, looking purely at the quality
they deliver. Names like Giant, Trek,
Specialized and Raleigh are great brands
with great products, but they are big
corporations that are more concerned with
making money than with having the number
one factor be making a truly great bike.
We’ve become known for selling bikes
from smaller names like Torelli,
Mondonico, Kuips, Vicious Cycles,
Guerciotti and others. These builders are
consumed by only one thing: making a
perfect bike for their client.
Every possible factor is considered
heavily and integrated into the design.
Cyfac is no stranger to this approach and
now we are excited to welcome Cyfac into
our store.
Cyfac
is located in France. They have been
developing technology, materials, and
bicycle frame design for 30 years now.
There aren't many companies out there that
can boast the same level of experience
that Cyfac has working with the world's
GREATEST athletes and with innovating
technologies that push bicycle frames and
other components to be the best available.
Well
before the corporate bike industry was
shoveling carbon fiber down everyone’s
throat, the people at Cyfac were working
with composite materials and developing
carbon equipment that eluded the
mass-production methods of the big brands
of the moment. Cyfac also paves the way
with frames made with Steel, Aluminum and
even Titanium. It is all about perfection
and personalization...making a bike for
the needs, desires and intended use of the
rider. It is not about what is hot at the
moment and selling like flapjacks!
Every
Cyfac bicycle frame starts out as a
solution for a specific purpose and
intended use. Feedback from riders of all
levels brings ideas and needs to the table
which are then turned into practical
plans. Cyfac then produces a hand-made
frame that is worthy of carrying its rider
across the finishline at the TDF or Giro
D'Italia.
If
your tastes lie at the highest level of
current technology, painstaking attention
to detail, unique hand-made
personalization to the highest degree and
above all else….FANTASTIC RIDE
QUALITY….Cyfac will delight you!
Below
you will find some photos and lots of
information taken directly from Cyfac’s
catalog. I hope you enjoy it and I hope to
see you at Smart Cycles soon so we can
show you some Cyfacs!
Alex
Stanek,
Smart Cycles Owner
- Cyfac Gothica -
The most desirable and advanced Carbon
Frame in existence. The
"yardstick" bike that all other
carbon frames are measured by. The photo
shows the amazing hand-laid carbon detail,
but no photo does this frame justice.
THE
CYFAC DIFFERENCE
Whether you are a light weight climber, a
powerhouse sprinter, or an all-around
performer, Cyfac has a frame for you.
Adapted to the world's most demanding race
and training conditions, Cyfac uses over
25 years of experience supplying the
sport's best riders to deliver you
something truly exceptional.
There is only one Cyfac production line.
The frames we build for Tour riders are
built in the same way, with the same
materials, and by the same people as
frames destined for you, our customer. WE
build our frames, avoiding the use of any
sub-contractors. Our focus is on fit and
quality-- we won't leave that to anyone
else.
We are obsessed with the details so you
don't have to be. We stand by our products
so that you can be confident that you are
choosing something unique, built to
perfection, and capable of withstanding
anything you throw at it.
Nerv Bottom Bracket and Chainstays...Gorgeous!
Features
Cyfac
offers the world's best products. Whether
you are a Tour contender or a rider who
simply loves the best, you can be
confident in choosing Cyfac. All of our
frames are hand made in our La Fuye,
France workshop. As more companies farm
out their products to 3rd- party
contractors, Cyfac continues to build in
their own timeless fashion, pairing old
world craftsmanship with new world
technology.
Tigre
- Cyfac Tigre - 3 Photos Above
We love this frame. It is what
most carbon frames aspire to be, but can
never become. Why? This frame
is hand-made to the exacting specs and
needs of the owner. We didn't think
Carbon frames were much to look at (or
think that they were works-of-art) until
we met the Tigre and the Gothica!
HAVING
THE BEST
Cyfac combines state-of-the-art materials
with old world craftsmanship to deliver
the finest built, best riding, and nicest
looking frames found in the cycling world.
We do all of our work in-house,
controlling the entire design and build
process to ensure that everything is done
to our specifications and to your delight.
Our manufacturing method may not be the
fastest and cheapest but it does ensure
that you, the rider, gets the highest
level of quality. The only corners cut are
when you rocket down a descent at 100kph!
Cyfac pioneered the art of TIG welding
aluminum, built the first full-custom
carbon frame, and even designed tubesets
for tubing manufacturers. We enlist a
tremendous depth of practical knowledge in
frame design after more than 25 years
building bikes for the pros and use the
latest CAD technology to make our frames.
Our
commitment is to making the best for our
customers, whether you are a Tour de
France contender or a working guy who
lives to ride.
- Cyfac Pathere -
Combines Steel and Carbon!
Your neighbor or buddy isn't going to have
one of these!
Another Panthere!
Dealers
Cyfac
works with only the very best bicycle
retailers. They can guarantee your service
and make sure that you get exactly what
you want without compromise. Our dealers
know our products and understand why Cyfac
is different from the rest. They are
skilled in fitting their customers and
will help to choose the best frame and
geometry for each individual rider. Our
team has a commitment to getting you
exactly what you want and will never push
a product just because we have it on the
sales floor. If we don't have what you
want, we'll get it!
-
Cyfac Visits Smart Cycles! -
The
braintrust of Cyfac visited Smart Cycles
recently to introduce themselves and their
products (and probably to scope us out
before they agreed to let us sell their
stuff!). We're happy to report that
they liked us, liked what we do, and are
excited to have Smart Cycles represent
them!
Top Photo: Aymeric LeBrun (Cyfac Product
MGR.), Alex Stanek (Store Owner), Eric
Sakalowsky (Cyfac Importer) and Matthieu
Papin (Cyfac Ergonomic Fitting Director)
all admire a Nerv!
Hi
Alex,
Thank you very much for the hospitality
you showed Aymeric and Matthieu during
last week’s visit. They were EXTREMELY
impressed with your professionalism,
understanding of fit, and open-mindedness.
I was as well.
I’ll
look forward to building a strong
partnership with you as we get up and
running together.
Thank
you again,
Eric Sakalowsky
Director, VELO EUROPA Imports
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