For us, the priority was to offer you the same tires as those of yesteryear. Although the manufacturing process and materials have evolved technically, the visual aspect of the period must be respected. Easy to say, not so easy to do.<\/p>
Find out how Le Gaulois<\/em><\/strong> can pride itself on being authentic.<\/p> For years now, Le Gaulois<\/strong><\/em> has wanted to reintroduce its successful tyres of yesteryear. Sadly, he has forgotten a bit of his history...<\/p> We searched through magazines and newspapers of the period for any passages dealing with the \u00c9tablissements Bergougnan<\/strong> and their products. We discovered some of the period catalogues, and listed each product in the wholesaler catalogues. All this work has permit us to rewrite the history of the BERGOUGNAN<\/strong> range of bicycle tires.<\/p> We really care to tell you from which period to which period a tire model was sold, in a given size, and in a given color. That way, you can avoid anachronisms on your machine!<\/strong><\/p>1 - Digging through archives and collecting period documents<\/h3>