Maud Gibert 
In mid-April, our team completed the pre-series of XC mountain bike frames for Kovac Course. For this project, Milc manufactured the frames, welded from high-quality alloy tubes with outstanding mechanical properties and thin tube thicknesses. A real technical achievement by our welders, who must apply all their expertise in welding to work with these tubes … Read more
At the end of March 2026, our welders, Laurent Garrigues and Cosmes de Becdelievre went to Andorra to join Damien Nosella and Matthias Ruvira from Production Privée. Milc lends a hand to weld the frames of the new Shan No. 6 mountain bike Milc team members came to lend a hand in the production of … Read more
“A reliable bike made for dirt and pump track riding” Here is the dirt-jumping bike made by Louis, business manager at Milc. This bike comes from a series of five bikes designed and manufactured by the Fler team a few years ago. It was a team project carried out with Nathan Ducrocq (engineer at Antidote … Read more
July 2025, Louis Darricades, business manager at Milc, met Victor, the founder of Vélos RACINE, at the Eurobike 2025 edition. This marks the start of our collaboration to create the prototype of the brand’s first bike. We worked with the brand on the prototyping part. Their project: designing a made in France, durable and affordable … Read more
Since January 2024, Julie Maucourt has been a member of the Milc technical team, working in assembly and logistics. She is notably involved in wheel assembly and finished-product integration, ensuring that quality control procedures are met and that each client’s specific packaging requirements are respected. “I am proud to see the finished product leave our … Read more
A few months ago, we were proud to announce that MILC was one of the laureates of the first call for proposals “Bicycle Industry” led by the ADEME, as part of the France 2030 project, among 27 other companies. Thomas Lecompte further exchanges views on this project on the set of the programme ‘Focus on … Read more
As everyone knows, some bikes have a hard life. This is the case with self-service bikes, for which robustness is a significant issue. A good example of this is the recent release of Double Pony V2 (from pony, a French brand for bike-sharing), which our partners at Antidote Solutions worked on. Another area for improvement … Read more
A 100% French-made bike… is it really possible ? Those who are familiar with the bicycle industry already know the answer: it won’t happen anytime soon… As Thomas Lecompte explained on the set of the programme ‘Focus on the bicycle industry: local ecosystem and regional expertise’ at the SIANE 2025 industry trade fair in October … Read more
“An easy to handle and comfortable bike”: this is how Laurent described in a few words his BMX City, entirely handmade! A 100% custom bike Here is the BMX City designed by Laurent Garrigues, boilermaker-welder at Milc. His guidelines for this project were focused on designing a fun bicycle that could defy the urban jungle. … Read more
At Milc, we produce pilot series for bicycles, but also for light mobility vehicles! Welding has been completed for the pilot series of ten vehicles for our customer Maillon Mobility. Maillon Mobility is a French company offering covered cargo bikes for the daily commute of professionals (local authorities, craftsperson, delivery drivers, and more) manufactured in … Read more