
Despite the influx of hipsters, streetwear aficionados and à la mode youth around the world jumping on the fixed gear bike bandwagon, few cities remain capable of sustaining a profitable fixie-specific shop. With commercial space in Paris costing an arm and a leg, a few young leaders of the scene took it underground (literally) to preserve and promote fixie culture. Cyclope, the city’s only shop dedicated to repairing, building and selling fixed gear bikes, is impossible to find without extremely detailed directions or a guide. It’s located down an alley, through a gate and down a series of steps inside the dark basement of a building in a residential courtyard. Good luck finding the place - but if you do, you will love the bikes inside.






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i dig this a bunch matt,
i just built up my own fixed gear bicycle this past month and have been enjoying it alot. nice to see the french side of things.
…pay attention to the crazy french car drivers!
keeep rolling. nice one
yeahh
vive panam!
get fixxed or get lost
bon chance
wld
anyone know where i can find contact info for this shop?
get fixed or get lost? if get a fixed in london, i just get lost among the sheep. they were all on bmx’s 2 years ago and they’ll all be on something else in 2 years. ebay will be awash with track frames pretty soon…
if i can find them i’ll pay them a visit. is the location a secret? why not post the address…
ride safe!
Hey Guys,
In terms of contacting the shop, I had to contact some friends in Paris for the appropriate info. I have updated the post with a link to the shops blog. All appropriate contact info should be there. Also the links to Cyclore’s blog and MySpace as follows:
http://cyclope.over-blog.com/
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=77725572
Phone number: 0607160301
I hope that helps.
AP
the address is 102 rue de la Folie-Mericourt, Paris 75011.
really nice place!