The SPAD spirit
Francis Coureau was born in Paris in 1974. For him, commuting needed to be fun and relaxing. He loved to cruise the pavements of the French Capital on his skateboard or BMX. The city was his playground.
After a few years, Francis’s creative side was left unsatisfied by engineering: “I wanted to be the guy who makes things for users, rather the one who solves equations”. From a young age, Francis dreamt of being an inventor. He quickly realised that his training as a mechanical engineer would not allow him to satisfy his creative urges, so he went back to school to do an MBA in Industrial Design and Innovation Management (Strate College of Design / “Les Mines de Paris” engineering school).
Graduating in 2006, Francis Coureau’s latest studies culminated in a thesis and an innovative project around the question “Can urban commuting be both fun and comfortable?”.
He finally found the answer in 2010 and SPAD De Ville was born!
The SPAD concept
Designed in Grenoble (the capital of the French Alps), all the brand’s products are innovative, high-tech, fashionable and tailored to the requirements of today’s bicycle commuters. The clothes and accessories are made using the same fabrics employed in outdoor and mountain apparel, materials that are breathable, waterproof, lightweight and durable.
Francis COUREAU created the brand in 2009. As a skateboard and fixed-gear bike user, SPAD De Ville’s founder developed this original concept so that bike commuters could reclaim the city. SPAD De Ville’s mission is to make bicycle commuting comfortable and fun. Its innovative clothing and accessories give the rider ultimate freedom of movement: the handy BESENVIL bag can be fixed onto any type of handlebar without the need for tools, the FULAP rain protector is fitted with the KDS system preventing the wind from lifting it up, the FESNET seat protector keeps your behind clean and dry, the SERPANT trouser clip…
Recycling
– The products
– Fin de vie
Un BESENVIL ou un SERPANT en PVC peut être réincarné en multiples objets plastique.
Centres de recyclage :
– les déplacements
Le Vélo Cargo :
Le vélo cargo Kona ute electric polyvalent par excellence, il sert pour tous les transports urbains et périurbains à grenoble, livraison des clients de l’agglo, divers transferts entre la logistique et les sous-traitants locaux.
Ce vélo peut transporter de lourdes et volumineuses charges tout en étant pas plus large qu’un vélo standard (ce qui permet par exemple de le garer facilement dans une cour d’immeuble ou un local à vélo) mais aussi de se faufiler dans la circulation.
Le Fixi
Pour les déplacements légers de tous les jours, simple, fiable et stylé, minimaliste brakeless, robuste, pour une ville aussi plate que Grenoble Capital of French Alps, c’est un plaisir pour se faufiler de façon hyperfluide dans la ville.
Le Brompton !
c’est mon véhicule de fonction personnel, je ne m’en sépare JAMAIS! (dans la bagnole, en train, en avion, en BlaClaCar) il me suit partout, c’est un Brompton M6S raw lacker, car je voulais un SPAD à la fois chic, sobre et performant. Les 6 vitesses, les pneus Kojak, le guidon S procurent un top rendement ainsi qu’un excellent confort de pilotage, équipé de STOPFLAK et du frontrack(avec sac proto SPAD De Ville) il me permet d’intervenir dans n’importe quelle ville avec une efficacité et un confort exceptionnel
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