NAHBS 2012 Press

April 4, 2012   4:41 pm.

Road Bike Action, video:  Zap, venerable editor of RBA, stopped by the Calfee booth at NAHBS 2012 bright and early Friday morning; he grabbed Mike for a quick product update. Mike described the new SuperClean front end and PowerPost on … Continue reading

BQ Reviews Tetra Adventure

February 14, 2012   12:49 pm.

When we launched our “Adventure” frame model in 2011, we immediately turned to Jan Heine, Editor of Bicycle Quarterly, and asked if he’d like to take it for a ride.  He expressed interest and we delivered a Tetra Adventure.  Months … Continue reading

2012 Velo Buyer’s Guide

February 2, 2012   4:23 pm.

2012 Velo Buyer’s Guide; they honor Craig in their “Creators” feature highlighting “7 of cycling’s most inventive thinkers”.  Brian Holcombe writes, “He was the first to supply an entire team with carbon bikes at the Tour de France and is … Continue reading

Calfee Dragonfly Bike of the Year

December 19, 2011   3:31 pm.

Zap Espinoza, venerable Editor of Road Bike Action, picked the Calfee Dragonfly as his Bike of the Year in the January, 2012 edition.  Zap and his team reviewed our Dragonfly in the June 2011 issue of their magazine.  You can … Continue reading

Mt. Flyer Reviews Bamboo Adventure

November 1, 2011   1:35 pm.

The good folks at Mountain Flyer Magazine have been asking us for a Bamboo bike to ride and review for years. We’ve been waiting for something special. When we manifest our new Adventure Model, we knew this was the bike … Continue reading

Smithsonian on Craig Calfee

September 1, 2011   2:00 pm.

A writer from Smithsonian, Jeff Greenwald, flew to our facility in June to take a tour, shoot some photos and spend some time with Craig.  His piece is a great pleasure to consume.  He writes, “Dressed in a casual black … Continue reading

Lincoln Idea Series On Craig Calfee

September 1, 2011   1:46 pm.

Craig is one of four designers to be featured by Lincoln in “New Century Design”.  Sufficed to say, we are thrilled!  Take a moment to enjoy some great content and truly fabulous production.  They write, “Dreaming up cutting-edge, sustainable design … Continue reading

Calfee Bamboo in Bike Monkey

June 15, 2011   12:22 pm.

Bike Monkey is Sonoma County’s magazine about cycling.  They composed a fantastic article about our bamboo bicycle frames in the current, quarterly issue (#12).  This is a very good read.  Please enjoy it.  They write, “What he discovered tested the … Continue reading

RBA Reviews Dragonfly w/Di2

May 19, 2011   11:23 am.

Road Bike Action reached out to us late last year; they wondered if we had any product we’d like them to ride and review.  We sent them our Dragonfly with Di2 that had just finished up in the Enve Composites … Continue reading

Ralph Lauren Selects Calfee Bamboo

April 28, 2011   1:50 pm.

Stylish bicycles have become the accessory du jour. RL selects the eight most covetable rides. “Hardly an eco-friendly gimmick, bamboo in fact makes for a surprisingly high-performance bike frame, offering stiffness, durability, and comfort. Calfee, an artisan bike company founded … Continue reading

Shimano Shows Calfee Di2 Battery and Retrofit

April 19, 2011   1:42 pm.

“…Wayne pulled out his own personal speed cycle which was equipped with said wonderment…” The first stop was at the Shimano empire, where we ran into Alex, Dustin and Wayne Stetina. Due to the fact that I have such a … Continue reading

Calfee Di2 Internal Battery in Cyclingnews.com

February 22, 2011   8:17 am.

Among the highlights are a custom Di2 battery housed inside the seatpost and a set of Shimano’s latest sprint shifters – an extra set of buttons mounted directly to the drops for faster shifting and no need to move your … Continue reading

Calfee Di2 Internal Battery in VeloNews

February 22, 2011   8:17 am.

Craig Calfee has developed a Di2 battery that’s built into an Enve seatpost. Continue reading and view the video at VeloNews…

Dragonfly Pro in Road Bike Action

February 22, 2011   8:08 am.

Just the other day all activity in the palatial RBA office literally came to a halt when a new test bike was pulled from its box. It literally took our breath away and made us realize A. Just how exquisitely … Continue reading

Bamboo Pro Road in road.cc

January 14, 2011   10:53 pm.

Distinctive mid-weight with plenty of comfort. As much a work of art as a bicycle. Continue reading at Road.cc…

Bamboo Pro Road Test

November 1, 2010   9:59 pm.

What started as a whacky publicity stunt in 1997 has led to one of the most exceptional bikes to come down the pike in a very long time. Continue reading on Road Bike Magazine…

Bamboo Pro Road in Cycling Weekly

November 1, 2010   11:35 am.

This is a really tasty bike… if you’re a panda. That’s just one of the cruel jokes cracked at the Calfee’s expense since it arrived at the office. Don’t laugh: bamboo, a type of grass, has good vibration-damping properties, it … Continue reading

LATEST JOURNAL NOTES

18.5k Miles on Calfee Bamboo

On July 4, 2010, Joost Notenboom and Michiel Roodenburg, began a 20 month bicycle journey from Deadhorse in northern Alaska to the Antarctic Peninsula south of Ushuaia. Their mission was to take one bottle of icy Alaskan water from the Beaufort … Continue reading