"A while back in the summer, I took a look inside the Zéfal factory to see how one of the oldest accessory manufacturers in the cycling industry still makes a majority of their products in France. In a time where basic biking items like water bottles, bottle cages, pumps, racks, fenders, rearview mirrors, and even chain lube are often made far away in Asia to keep costs low, family-run Zéfal manages to still make them all in Europe."
"As a quick refresher... the company's relatively young name is something of a portmanteau, a " combination of Zephyr, the personification of the wind in Greek mythology, and Duralumin, the aluminium alloy used in the manufacture of the first Zéfal pump in 1934. " The company has only been known as Zéfal for less than 30 years, but they've been making cycling products for 140+ years."
"First off, a surprising thing about Zéfal is that, in one form or another, they have been developing and manufacturing cycling accessories in France since 1880. And I would go out on a limb to say that every cyclist who regularly reads this website knows, and often uses, at least one of their technological innovations. Yet, at the same time, many of you won't really know much about the brand - or even be familiar with their name."
Zéfal is a family-run cycling accessory manufacturer that produces a majority of its products in France, in Jargeau on the Loire river, at competitively affordable prices. The company has produced cycling accessories in one form or another since 1880. The modern name Zéfal was adopted in 1998 as a portmanteau of Zephyr and Duralumin, referencing the first Zéfal pump from 1934. The company operated under earlier names such as Sclaverand & AFA and Morin & Poutrait before consolidating as Zéfal. The company’s products and technological innovations are widely used, even if the brand name remains unfamiliar to many cyclists.
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