ByCYGO, the first electric bike based on know-how from the Grand Ouest region.

What is the CYGO network?

The CYcle Grand Ouest business association, CYGO, embodies cooperation between the various players in the sector, and meets the public authorities' objective of structuring the bicycle industry in France to accelerate its development.

This local network highlights the know-how of companies in Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, with the aim of promoting industrial relocation, encouraging innovation, and strengthening training and employment.

• "Increase the added value and employment of production, distribution and service activities in the bicycle industry in the Greater West".
• "Contribute to the promotion and development of bicycle use and to increasing the bicycle share of transport modes."

With these two ambitions in mind, more than 60 enthusiastic members from across the bicycle value chain have already joined CYGO.

Credit CCI de Bretagne

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How does the ByCYGO bike embody innovation in the field of electric bicycles?

The ByCYGO is a utilitarian electrically-assisted bicycle (VAE), the fruit of a collaborative project involving 27 member companies of the Cygo union, who worked voluntarily for six months to create this unique prototype.

Roland Lescure, former Minister Delegate for Industry, encouraged the production of a 100% French bicycle during the États Généraux de la filière économique du vélo. Cygo's companies then joined forces to create the ByCYGO, illustrating the excellence of regional skills and the possibility of making Made in France.

The ByCYGO is distinguished by its workshop trailer, equipped with photovoltaic panels, enabling cyclists on the move to be helped out. Although this bike is not destined for the market, it serves as a technological and industrial showcase, demonstrating the possibility of producing a VAE with components mainly sourced in Western France.

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ByCYGO draws its originality from its solar panels, which ensure energy autonomy.

It features parts and accessories sourced exclusively from local companies:

• Manufacture Française du Cycle (MFC ) - Machecoul, Loire-Atlantique: assembler of bicycle parts and supplier of a fork made from recycled materials.
• Aivee - Essarts-en-Bocage, Pays de la Loire: manufacturer of steering caps, stems, cranksets and hubs
• Cyfac - Hommes, Centre-Val de Loire: supplier of steel bicycle frames, including cutting, bending, welding and painting.
• Calipast - La Planche, Loire-Atlantique: supplier of plastic-injected handlebars made from long glass and carbon fiber composites.
• Vlad - Parcay Meslay, Centre-Val de Loire: designer of the 48V battery compatible with Valeo's integrated motor system, with an original housing and BMS integrated into the frame's downtube.
• Tout en Vélo et Fleximodal - Rennes, Brittany: designer and manufacturer of the bicycle workshop trailer, providing autonomous power thanks to solar energy.
• Etc.

In addition to innovation, the project, financially supported by the 3 regions (Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Centre Val de Loire) and backed by the ID4Mobility competitiveness cluster, has brought together players who, for the most part, had never worked together before.

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"In the end, this represents over 1,000 hours of work and a non-commercial project completed in 6 months, whereas the development time for a new EAB is around 18 months, excluding the testing and homologation phases," says CYGO.

Find out more about the ByCYGO bike.

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