2001 Friendship and Ties, becoming an Importer

Salone del Monte had been a Sunn proshop carrying only Sunn bikes and so were elated by the news of the formation of Commencal. Due to their existing relationship, and the parallels between Commencal's and their own philosophies, Salone del Monte requests to sell Commencal bikes in Japan.
Planning on keeping small-scale production, Max had not intended to enter the Japanese market, but he cannot deny the data and so makes Salone del Monte the Japanese distributor. Through working together, both parties discover many points in common and the friendship grows deeper.
Later, the story of the 'Commencal Legend' spreads around the world, saying that Commencal is different to other manufacturers. With just one leaflet, the passion of Japanese cyclists is ignited, and in its first year Salone del Monte becomes Commencal's largest distributor.