My bikes.
This site is starting to contain a lot of photos, and it might be confusing to know which bikes are mine and which are not. Most of them aren't mine, but here are the few I have owned since 2014.
In order of ownership:
From 2011 to 2014 - 26” Specialized Big Hit FSR I.
It was a bike I owned before I really got into bikes and cycling photography.
I used it for a few years, almost every weekend during summer in a bike park near where I lived (Lac Blanc Bike Park), I also went in the Alps with it a few times.
Then I moved near Paris, where mountains are quite rare, unfortunately.
The bike still sits at my parent’s house, more than ten years later. It has no value, so I don’t really know what to do with it…
2014 - Peugeot fixed-gear conversion - Complete gallery here.
This was my first fixed-gear bike. I built it in 2014 from an old road bike, shortly after discovering that fixed gear bikes were a thing. Before that, I had no idea about them. Until then, I was using a cheap and heavy entry-level mtb, which was fine, but quite standard.
When I saw some of my friends starting to use such bikes, I wanted to have one too. So I built this one.
I still have this frame set somewhere in my basement.
2015 - 8bar Fhain V2 - Complete gallery here.
I bought this bike about a year after building the Peugeot.
I wanted to have something more original and really dedicated to this. It was my first proper track bike, intended to be used as such. I immediately noticed the higher crankset, which allowed me to take sharper turns. With my Peugeot conversion, the pedals were sometimes touching the ground in curves.
I only kept it for a few months, it was unfortunately stolen from my car one night, and I’ve never heard from it again.
The serial number stamped under it was “FHAIN V2-1 082”, I would love to know if it is still around somewhere.
2016 - Ridewill/Oscar - Complete gallery here.
After getting my 8bar stolen, I was bummed…
I needed a new bike. One day, I saw several nice looking orange bikes during at a criterium race, used by a team named Oscar Cycling.
I asked them what was the brand of their bikes, they told me that it was from Ridewill.
So I bought one, and had it painted just like my 8bar was.
I sold it in 2017.
2017 - Cinelli Mash Parallax Anniversary edition.
Complete gallery here.
After riding the “Oscar” for some time, I wanted to try something new and even more exciting to own.
I was getting more and more attracted to the Parallax frames, mainly because of its look, the overall tight geometry, and the front wheel so close to the down tube. I was looking for either a “classic” Parallax (black and white), or a “charcoal” one (similar paint, but dark gray instead of white).
One day, Nicolas U, a bike messenger from Paris wrote to me saying he had a Parallax for sale, but not exactly the one I was looking for. He told me that it was the “anniversary edition”. He sent me some photos, and even though I preferred the Charcoal, I bought it.
I only realized years later how rare it was. I’m now proud to own it, and I will keep it as long as I can. It had to be rewelded in 2023, because it was cracked near the bottom bracket shell.
But it is now back to life, and I'll keep riding until it becomes a pile of dust (or if I become one).
2018 - Canelli.
Complete gallery here.
Once again, I wanted another bike, in addition to the Parallax the BLB and the CXC. I’ve found someone who was selling this frame, which used to be a training track bike used in velodromes, built by Cyfac in France in the 90’s. It is slightly too big (58cm top tube and I’m more used to 56). I was planning to sell it in 2023 to make some room and eventually buy a different one, but I didn’t find anyone interested, so I kept it.
× I still have it to this day, but I really don’t use it at all anymore.
2019 - Omnium CXC.
Complete gallery here.
I built this bike in 2019, because I wanted a bike with multiple gears, “real” brakes, and that would be suitable for off-road bikepacking. It was a bit heavy (CroMo steel), and after a few years I replaced its all-steel fork with a lighter carbon/aluminum one. It had a slightly aggressive geometry which often caused neck, back and hand pain, because I leaned forward so much when riding it. But I didn’t know that was the cause at the time. It was a cool bike which made me discover bikepacking and endurance cycling. With it, I discovered that cycling can be more than just a ride around the city. I just wish I had discovered all this this sooner.
× I sold it complete in 2023.
2021 - Brick Lane Bikes (BLB) Lo-Pro.
Complete gallery here.
I wanted to try a new track bike (in addition to the Parallax), and I found this one for sale that I liked. When I bought it, the seller hadn't told me that the seatpost was stuck... I absolutely couldn't get it out, even after trying several techniques for hours... I hit it with a giant hammer, drilled it, heated it (and the frame) with a blowtorch… Nothing worked. So I took it to Stolen Garage, who managed to get it out, but it took three people and a lot of muscle... The secret was to blow cold air on the seatpost to prevent it from expanding. At the time, I wanted to repaint it in metallic pink, so I went to get it painted, but there was no nice pink available, so I went back home as I came, with the frame on my backpack. It wasn't until years later that I learned it was a limited edition in partnership with the clothing brand H&M (see the video here). I like this fun fact, and I’m glad it stayed like it originally was.
× I sold its frame set in 2024.
2022 - Vechter Genesis.
Complete gallery here.
This is the first and only time to date that I've been sponsored to shoot pictures of a bike, by Vechter, a small Australian cycling brand. It was way lighter than the Parallax, mostly due to the full carbon fork, I could really feel the difference (the Parallax fork is half carbon and aluminium). I really liked using it. One day I went for an extra long solo ride with it (330km in one go), because I wanted to ride long distance/endurance, so I went with the lightest bike I had. I sold it, but I miss it.
× I sold its frame set in 2023.
2023/2024 - Salsa Warbird.
New bike day!
Complete gallery here.
October 2023 :
Oops… Full story here.
October 2024:
New bike day! (Again.)
Complete gallery here.
Same, but different.
2025 - Cycles GENET track bike.
Ccomplete gallery here.
Did I need another track bike? No. Did I buy one anyway? You know the answer.
× I sold its frame set in 2026.
2026 - Cannondale Track (1993)
Complete gallery and bike check here.
