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” style=”caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;”><\/span>” style=”caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;”><\/span>Meet Simon<\/span><\/p>\n

Simon has always been passionate about sport and challenge. In 2015 he embarked on a defining journey: a cycling tour of Latin America. A multi\u2011month adventure that transformed his relationship with the bicycle \u2014 no longer merely a means of transport, but a companion to exploration and freedom. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, during the Covid crisis, Simon completed his final dissertation. Witnessing the shortage in bike shops, he observed a striking paradox: the bicycle \u2014 embodying sustainable mobility \u2014 depends almost entirely on supply chains from Asia. <\/span><\/p>\n

How can an object so emblematic of ecology travel halfway around the world before rolling on our roads?<\/span><\/p>\n

From this reflection emerges a determination: to rethink bicycle manufacturing. Simon immerses himself in researching local, sustainable and high\u2011performance materials. Quickly, one becomes evident: wood. Used for generations in sport, this natural material is proven, mastered, and brimming with potential. <\/span><\/p>\n

After nearly a year of research and development, combining his engineering expertise and passion, Zafi Cycles is born: an artisanal venture, committed and resolutely forward\u2011looking.<\/span><\/p>\n

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