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A rare look inside Hutchinson's factory:

About an hour south of Paris, is Montargis. Narrow streets trace the canals, cafés spill onto the pavements and, hidden among them, sits one of cycling’s oldest manufacturers. Hutchinson has been making bicycle tyres here since 1890. Today, Hutchinson has many divisions, from aerospace seals and vibration dampers to the orange gasket inside Kilner-style jars. The company quietly manufactures components used across dozens of industries. Bicycle tyres are only one part of a much larger engineering story at Hutchinson, but one of its oldest.

Its tyres rolled beneath some of the sport’s most recognisable riders, including Raymond Poulidor, Jacques Anquetil and earned gold in Olympic mountain biking.

At the centre of the Hutchinson site stands a building designed by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer better known for the Eiffel Tower. Hutchinson still designs, tests & produces its tyres in France. Staff walk between Eiffel’s century-old building and the factory floor.
Racing feedback turns into prototypes quickly, without crossing continents first.

Now, Hutchinson’s latest innovation is the world’s fastest gravel tyre, and they've just incorporated that technology onto a range of new treads.

Discover more of the factory and Hutchinson history: https://www.condorcycles.com/blogs/journal/still-made-in-france-inside-hutchinson-s-historic-tyre-factory

DEMO DAYS ARE BACK!
Unlimited riding, good coffee and a traffic-free circuit.

Cyclist track days return this weekend (9th and 10th May.
Come and ride the latest Condor bikes at one of Lee Valley Velopark (aka London Olympic Velodrome).

Test bikes side-by-side, speak with the team and enjoy lunch while you’re there.
Swipe to see the bikes we'll be bringing along ➡

Final spaces available for Saturday or Sunday.
Grab your ticket using this link: https://condorcycl.es/4f802Ty

Condor x Porta Romana for Clerkenwheels

“Working on a smooth surface required a much more deliberate approach… with ten layers of paints and varnishes, and an array of brushes, to recreate the same complexity.”

The paint scheme applied to this frame draws on Porta Romana’s Burnt Ochre finish—originally developed for sculptural lighting pieces, where texture allows the surface to evolve and respond to light.

Translating this finish onto the smooth aluminium of the Condor Italia RC required a fundamentally different approach.

Discover the process, gallery and more information about how to win this one-off bike, via link in our bio


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Detail of the day.

Part of a one-of-a-kind build, finished in a custom colour chosen by its rider.

What would you build this into?

Detail of the day.

Up close, every frame tells its own story—from the paint finish to the smallest detail.
Custom design and paint by RCC member.

Detail of the day.

Precision in every finish.

This one? Bright, bold, and impossible to ignore check out this Bivio Gravel, steel adventure frameset.

Painted in Italy as part of our custom colour service—now it just needs a name.

What would you call this yellowy-orange matte finish colour? Banana Split 🍌? Sunshine Machine? Maillot Sun? Wheelie Yellow 🙄