Gaya

Assembled in the Vendée. A fully equipped electric longtail: 2 children, indicators, connected lock. Made in France at a tight price.

Paris, 2023. A young team makes a bet: the electric longtail is the best alternative to the car in the city, as long as it is affordable. Rather than piling up technology, Gaya designs a simple bike, fully equipped from the start, and brings assembly back to France. Since late 2023, everything has been built in La Roche-sur-Yon, in the Vendée, at Arcade Cycles.

You can spot a Gaya at a glance: neo-retro lines, cream tyres, bold colours. Behind the style is a real family bike, which takes two children on the back, three with the Tribu Kit, and up to 80 kilos of load. It comes complete: a generous headlight, indicators, a horn, an integrated AXA lock and an NFC badge. The in-house app, developed with Velco from Nantes, geolocates the bike, locks it remotely and reports the slightest movement.

Then comes the argument that changes everything: at around €2,800, Gaya puts a longtail assembled in France at a price most of its competitors don’t go down to. A bike designed for everyday trips, school, work and shopping, with a five-year frame warranty. We are starting to sell it at Volontaires.