SELECTED BUILDS · ROYAL ASPORT CYCLEWORKS
Every bicycle
has a name.
Each build begins with a conversation and ends with a bicycle that belongs entirely to one rider. These are some of the machines we have built, assembled, and delivered each named after the territory or the background story that shaped it.
6
builds documented
4
made-to-measure steel frames
1
made-to-measure prototype carbon frame
BUILD 01 · M2M STAINLESS STEEL · GRAVEL
Orosia
#001 · Gulf edition
The first Royal Asport m2m build. Named after the first name of the mother of our founder: Orosia Habierre. A gravel bicycle designed for the Pyrenean terrain we know best, finished in the Gulf palette that became one of the visual signatures of the house.
BUILD 02 · M2M STEEL · GRAVEL
Orosia
#002 · Natural steel
The second Orosia. Same name, different philosophy. Brushed natural steel, no paint, no colour. Built for Michel Gaillard, former owner & CEO of Osborn Metals. The frame is left raw, the finish is the material itself. Brass-silver fillet brazing visible at every junction.
BUILD 03 · M2M STEEL · ALLROAD
Poxolo
#001 · Natural steel
The showcase bicycle. Named after a Basque nickname for cool people. Brushed natural steel with black carbon fork. Built for Arnaud Habsieger, owner & CEO of Osborn Metals for the SIAE Paris Air Show 2023.
BUILD 06 · M2M STAINLESS STEEL · ALLROAD
Collarada
#001 · Cobalt blue
Marc's allrounder bicycle. Named after the Collarada - at 2,886 m, the highest peak in the Aragonese Pyrenees above Borau. A true allroad machine: narrower geometry, 700x30c tyre clearance, designed for days that begin on tarmac and end on gravel without planning it that way.
BUILD 08 · M2M CARBON [PROTOTYPE] · ROAD
Model Eight
#001 · Carbon & steel
A personal command - the only one of its kind.
Designed as a tribute to the TVT92 ridden by Bernard Hinault in 1986. Vincenzo Forgione built the frame to specification: carbon tubes for the main triangle, stainless steel for the lugs and chainstays. The result weighs 7.4 kg ready-to-ride.
THE CONCEPT
The TVT92 was built for Hinault in 1986: carbon tubes bonded to aluminium lugs, a radical departure from what racing bicycles were at the time. The concept here is the same: carbon where stiffness matters, steel where feel matters.
THE CONSTRUCTION
Carbon main triangle, with the top tube bearing "MODEL EIGHT". Natural stainless steel lugs and chainstays, carbon fork with RA badge. No paint on the steel. The material is the finish. Vincenzo Forgione built this in two versions; this is v2, refined from the first iteration.
NOT FOR SALE
A prototype is a conversation
with materials.
The Model Eight is Marc's personal machine, not a production frame. It demonstrates what is possible when the brief is simple: build something that made sense in 1986 and still makes sense in 2026.
BUILD 09 · VINTAGE RESTORATION · ROAD
Mondrian
Reynolds 753 steel • made-to-measure 1990 · restored 2026
A personal machine - not commissioned, not for sale. A custom steel frame built in 1990 in Reynolds 753, fully restored in April 2026 by Marc himself: frame preparation, new paint by a local specialist, custom Mondrian - inspired decals designed and applied by hand, and a complete period-correct rebuild. The result is a working demonstration of what the Classics service can achieve, and a bike that carries 35 years of cycling history.
THE RESTORATION
01 Frame preparation: complete strip, cleaning, and surface preparation for repaint.
02 New paint: white base coat by a local Béarn specialist. Clean, precise, period-appropriate.
03 Custom decals: Mondrian-inspired graphics designed and applied by Marc. Red, yellow, blue, black blocks on white: a direct reference to Hinault's 1986 Look La Vie Claire steel bike.
04 Complete rebuild, with the origin components: groupset, wheelset, cockpit, seat post, saddle, bottom bracket, headset.
ROYAL ASPORT CLASSICS
Every vintage frame sports a second life.
The Mondrian demonstrates what is possible when a restorer understands not just the craft, but the history of what they're working with. Reynolds 753. 1990. Fully ridden. Still perfect.
Your bicycle deserves a name.
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