Man,,that guy CalFee is pretty smart

[ricardo kuhn]

well not only smart but also a artist. sadlly I'm not even close on my photografic skills and all the fotos are kind of over expose,, sorry about that.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39211169-M.jpg

I when to a "Human Power Expo" at Fairfax, pretty much the birth place of the Mountain bike, the Human power parts was kind of lamme but I got to see some old friend like Joe Breeze and other awesomes gals and dude,,plus a milion little kids having fun.... specially got to see this Incredible Bambo bikes from mister Calffe...
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217495-M-1.jpg

Words just can not explain how beutyful this frames are, Detail upon Detail curve after curve
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217490-M-1.jpg

Seriusllly if nature was ever to make a "BIcycle tree" (you know like the Trees that grow money) this will be the most exotic and saw after of them all.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217493-M-1.jpg

they even made the forks out of bambo, using 20Mm dropouts from a marerick fork
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217483-M-1.jpg

this Legs are sexier than Gina lolobriggida
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217477-M-1.jpg

this is maybe my favorite detail, the upper triple clamp is a Composite rap-around marvel.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217486-L-1.jpg

is not also pretty but very advance in technological terms ussing a 14 rolloff hub and the timing chain running on the right side.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217472-M.jpg

you can see even better on this picture.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39217474-M-1.jpg

even the bars are made of carbon, ussing a aluminum insert, i believe from a Race face stem.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39211187-M-1.jpg

The Seat,,,Oh man the SEATS
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39211176-M-1.jpg

i hope you guys and gals enjoy it,,for sure was very inspiring,,,oh the thing cost more than many cars and is about 32 pounds,,,they say..

[zonatandem]

Ricardo:
Saw said prototype bamboo "woodie" at Interbike. Craig said that after more extensive testing, this "woodie tandem" could be available in about a year. No price even hinted at.
Craig, "the father" of c/f tandems and singles is not just an innovator, but a real artist to boot!
He has sold a few of his bamboo singles, so the tandem was a logical progression for him.
Thanx for the great photos . . . and by the way, your English is as good as anybody's!
English was my fifth language, so appreciate we're you're coming from. Keep up the good posts and photos!

Rudy/zonatandem

[ricardo kuhn]

Ricardo:
Saw said prototype bamboo "woodie" at Interbike. Craig said that after more extensive testing, this "woodie tandem" could be available in about a year. No price even hinted at.
Craig, "the father" of c/f tandems and singles is not just an innovator, but a real artist to boot!
He has sold a few of his bamboo singles, so the tandem was a logical progression for him.
this are some cool details on the single bike,, you got to love the headset spacer.
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39211142-M-1.jpg

Man I suck at taking pictures,,, I was trying to capture a small piece of a branch they left on the seat tube I ask "The man" if that was a "Pump retension sistem" oviuslly he respond No..!!! we just left it there because it looks pretty
http://patineto.smugmug.com/photos/39211147-M-1.jpg


Thanx for the great photos . . . and by the way, your English is as good as anybody's!
English was my fifth language, so appreciate we're you're coming from. Keep up the good posts and photos!

Rudy/zonatandem

Thanks Rudy,,, you most be pretty good with lenguages I do know people that can pick one in a few days and be fluent in months,, me I have trouble expression in every lenguage I know(more or less two), except for my Drawings and Models, in that space I'm like a Pinguin in the water, when I'm taking or writing,,, well you see the movie I'm sure.

[zonatandem]

Ricardo:
Was born/raised in Belgium. Native tongue is Flemish; had to speak Dutch in school; had to learn French as southern part of Belgium speaks it; had to learn German when invaded in 1940; learned English when liberated by the Canadians in 1944. Also can do a bit of SuidAfrikaans. Rusty in most of them know due to not using them . . y hablamos pocito Espanol.
Hasta amigo!
Rudy