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Calfee Bamboo road
What do we know about bamboo? First, that it’s a grass. We all know this because they tell us every week on QI, along with the fact that the koala isn’t a bear, it’s a fruit, and the largest land mammal is Santiago. We also know that bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant on earth, pandas like it for their breakfast and, obviously, that it’s used to make bicycles. What? You didn’t know the bike bit? Read on…
Calfee Bamboo road bike - riding 2
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - riding 2
Calfee Bamboo road bike - riding 1
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - riding 1
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Carbon? Titanium? Flax? Carrot fibre? Meh. The next big thing in framebuilding is bamboo, and US outfit Calfee design are spearheading the trend. Well, them and the guy who always shows up at the Bristol Bikefest with a MTB made out of sticks.
Calfee Bamboo road bike - under bottom bracket
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - under bottom bracket
Calfee Bamboo road bike - lug
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - lug
Calfee Bamboo road bike - seatstays
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - seatstays
Calfee Bamboo road bike - full bike
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - full bike
Calfee Bamboo road bike - head tube
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - head tube
Calfee Bamboo road bike - dropout
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Calfee Bamboo road bike - dropout
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