Fabrique ton vélo en France : à la découverte de Soum Cycles

🛠️ In Our Countryside | Discovering Soum Cycles: Custom Bicycle Craftsmanship 🇫🇷 Café Manivelles welcomes Rémi Couderc, a passionate frame builder and engineer, to our lounge for an inspiring discussion about his business, Soum Cycles. Based in the Pyrenees, Rémi designs and builds custom steel bicycles: from road bikes to full-suspension mountain bikes, divided into three unique models: Le Cami, Le Soula, and L’Espade. On the agenda: ☕ Introduction to Rémi Couderc: his background, his beginnings in cycling, his vision, and his desire to create his own frames. 🔧 Manufacturing and Innovation: the secrets of developing a full-suspension mountain bike, the choice of steels, welding and manufacturing techniques, painting, and much more. 🏔️ A local craftsman: Rémi, a member of the Association of Bicycle Craftsmen, takes us to his workshop at MILC in Labarthe-de-Neste, in the heart of the Pyrenees. And above all... what if we built a custom Café Manivelles bicycle? 🚴 To accompany this discussion, we enjoy a coffee that's perfect for December: Terres de Café's 10th Anniversary Coffee, produced in a special edition for their anniversary in 2019. A beautiful way to combine bicycle craftsmanship and coffee craftsmanship! Episode resources: Soum Cycles: https://l00p.eu/VAGlperf Association of Bicycle Craftsmen: https://l00p.eu/JEfiez25 Brenda | Terril paintings: https://l00p.eu/k5Gyjlqf Rebié Workshop: https://l00p.eu/bga35XLC Machine Competition: https://l00p.eu/o2u2LycU MILC Industry | Made in the area: https://l00p.eu/6HGHcOhH Antidote Solution | Design office: https://l00p.eu/OSzogqEQ Terres de Café: https://l00p.eu/wr4wLNNq 🔔 💬 Subscribe and join us here: Instagram:   / cafemanivelles   Facebook:   / cafemanivelles   TikTok:   / cafemanivelles   Strava Simon:   / strava   Strava Anthony:   / strava   ✨ Great deals for you! ✨ Because we love to pamper you, here are some special offers with our partners and amazing promo codes: NumberA Glasses: Use code cafemanivelles#A24 for 20% off. here: https://l00p.eu/A4jdDaGB Naak: Use code CAFEMANIVELLES for 15% off your first order. here: https://l00p.eu/Okn05XEN Sendhit Hand Protector: Use code cafemanivelles24 for 10% off all complete Nock sets (3 black variants and 5 other colors), limited to one use per customer but no minimum order quantity. here: https://l00p.eu/zKFJ8v8H Monkey Product: Use code Cafemanivelles for 30% off. Amazing! Here: https://l00p.eu/9yDAex0D The links provided are affiliate links. This means we earn a small commission if you make a purchase through these links, at no extra cost to you. Plus, it's a great way to help the channel grow. Thanks for your support! See you soon for more two-wheeled adventures! 🚵‍♂️🌍 Simon & Anthony Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Introducing Rémi Couderc 08:15 - Why build your own bikes? 15:00 - The bicycle range: Cami, Soula, Espade 19:16 - Model development 29:10 - Choosing steel: advantages and specifics 40:55 - Design and technical choices 43:40 - Manufacturing: a detailed process 52:20 - Paint and finish choices 57:12 - How to create your own custom bicycle? 01:06:00 - Bicycle assembly 01:08:05 - After-sales service (ASS) 01:10:00 - Soum Cycles' vision for the future 01:14:00 - The Concours de Machines: a unique competition 01:16:50 - Luggage and panniers: essential accessories 01:18:00 - Tasting of Terres de Café coffee and conclusion