To get the ball rolling, here's a tandem e-MTB complete with a pair of batteries. We have no words - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Did you know that forks grow on a vine? B'Twin shows off its own-brand fork casting - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
That's a lot of World Champ stripes on one bike. You'd need to be fast to live up to that promise - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
It's a strong look. Too strong for most maybe - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Even car manufacturers like Peugeot are getting in on the fat bike craze. Does this signal the end is nigh? - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The other kind of two wheeled transport in attendance - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
We have no idea what this has to do with bicycles, but we can definitely add it to the 'sexism in cycling' pile - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Tandems are a big thing here. There's even a specific race category for them, which must be terrifying to behold - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
There's always one and this bike is it. Unified rear triangle? Tick. Belt drive? Tick. Hub gear? Also a tick - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
...and the theme continues at the front of the bike. Sensible setup or ram-raided through the parts bin? You decide! - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
To be fair, it does look beautifully made - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Two wrongs don't make a right. Where you stand with three or four, we're uncertain - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Kellys Swag – sounds like a rapper, actually a 160mm enduro bike from Slovakia - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Sobre is a French brand that specialises in some nice looking steel hardtails. We're not sure how we'd feel about riding Dad though - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Sorry, more tandems. MSC has always had them in its lineup, but this full suspension Zion model sports 150mm. It'd almost certainly scare you witless - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Another beautifully handmade but bonkers bike from Pierre Perrin. Belt drive, hub gear, URT suspension and two shock mounts. Look at the detail and paintwork though! - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
This fork from Motion France claims to eliminate brake dive by a clever system of linkages. It's got a carbon leaf spring and damper hidden in the steerer tube. We're awfully curious to have a go - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Head (of tennis rackets fame) has an enduro bike. We assume the XC rig is the Head Uppey. We'll stop with the awful puns now okay? - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
A fat e-bike with single sided fork. It gets no more niche than this. Hopefully - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Roc D’Azur, which finished up last week, is probably the biggest mountain bike event you’ve never heard of. But the huge five day event is packed with the new and exciting – as well as the weird and wonderful, which we'll be focusing on here.
Held in the South of France near the seaside town of Fréjus, the Roc D'Azur has been going since 1984. While the very first event only had seven participants, it’s now a huge event that draws in 20,000 riders, 150,000 spectators and a huge number of exhibitors. As well as everything from 80km marathon races to fast and furious enduro events, there's also a huge expo area. While the big boys such as Canyon, Scott and Lapierre have huge stands packed with their latest kit for visitors to fondle as well as demo bikes to test, there are plenty of smaller, dare we say more Euro brands showing what they've got on offer.
That means that there are always some curious sights to be seen around the expo village. Whether it's hand-made full suspension machines to futuristic forks, we hope this gallery gives you a little taste of what is possibly Europe’s biggest, best – and oddest – mountain bike event.
Jon Woodhouse is BikeRadar's former technical editor. He has worked as editor of What Mountain Bike, web editor of Singletrack Magazine and editor of off-road.cc.
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