Cycles Follis

Cycles Follis, founded in 1903 and previously based in 10, rue Danton, Lyon, France, was a long-established artisan manufacturer in the French bicycle industry.

In the 1940s and 1950s Follis had teams and individual racers competing for him in his own name, most notably Jean Forestier, who won numerous races and three stages of the Tour de France in 1954–1957, finishing 4th overall in 1957 and winning the green jersey.

The entire production of this period were hand-crafted, made to measure steel frames and forks.

Customers could determine if they preferred lugs or fillet brazed frames as well as practically any other detail.

The company celebrated its 100th birthday in 2003 by offering 100 bicycles numbered on the steerer tube badge.