Craig Calfee is an innovative bike builder and the founder of Calfee Design. Calfee was an early adopter of carbon fiber for bike frames in 1987, and brand's ​​Tetra road bike is said to have been in production longer than any other carbon bike. You might also recognize his work with Bamboo bike frames, which he began in 1995.

• How did you get your start building bikes?
• What did people think about the carbon bike frame you debuted at Interbike in 1989? Were there concerns that carbon frames were untested?
• Are you still doing carbon frame production in the US?
• How does carbon frame repair work?
• Your mountain bike, the Cephal, utilizes a system called Quick Tune Steering. What's the idea behind this feature?
• The Cephal is a hardtail with "leaf spring chain stays." What are the benefits to having flexible chain stays?
• Were you surprised about your bamboo bike frame prototype?
• From a practical standpoint, is bamboo a good material for building bike frames?
• Why do you offer so many different tandem bikes? What are the challenges associated with building a tandem, particularly a mountain tandem?
• How does your electric pedal assist retrofit service work?
• What kind of work have you done on adaptive bikes?
• What's next on the horizon for Calfee Design?

Connect with Calfee Design and learn more at calfeedesign.com.

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in bike excursions and craft beer tastings, among other activities. The couple has lived on the road in an RV since 2018, sampling trails and beer not just in the US but around the world. They also host a podcast called Craft Beer Travel & Adventure.

• Why did you decide to move into your recreational vehicle and hit the road full time?
• Is RV life different from Van life?
• Is it difficult to find community while living on the road?
• How did Camp Carpe Diem get its start? What is Camp Carpe Diem?
• What is the average age of a Camp Carpe Diem camper? Is there a minimum age? Are kids allowed?
• How do you choose the locations for your camps?
• Was it difficult to start mountain biking in your 40s?
• What are the mountain bike destinations that you keep going back to visit?
• Where are the best trails with a campground attached?
• How did you get your reputation as "the beer guys"?
• What are some non-alcoholic beers you can recommend?

Learn more about Camp Carpe Diem or sign up for an event at campcarpediem.com.

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Wes Holland is the owner of Bullmoose Softgoods where he designs and produces one-of-a-kind bags for cycling and adventuring. Bullmoose is based in Summerville, Massachusetts and currently offers handlebar and frame bags plus hip packs and accessories.

• What came first for you: bikes or bags?
• What kind of riding do you like to do? What is the riding scene like in Boston?
• There are a lot of hip packs and handlebar bags out there, so why make your own?
• What types of materials are you working with?
• What's your shop setup like?
• Your hip packs aren't cheap, with prices starting at $130. What makes bags like this so expensive?
• What's the trickiest part about making a bag for biking? How long does it take to make a frame bag, for example?
• Have you had any failures when testing new designs?
• With accessory mounts becoming more common across all types of bikes, does this make fitting or attaching bags easier for you as a bag maker?
• What's in your hip pack?
• Do you have new products or projects on the horizon?

Check out Wes's work at bullmoosesoftgoods.com.

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