Calfee Design - Hand Made Carbon Bikes Since 1989

A man in red flannel standing near a farm field holding a book with a bicycle on the front

8 glorious pages featuring Craig and the bikes he has pioneered.

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Road bike sitting on a cliff overlooking the ocean with fog and surf. Calfee logo and words Electrofit & Frame Updates

Handlebar bag that holds the controller, wiring harness and battery

Updated frame rear dropouts with hand wrapped connection to chain stay

This is the third time this bike has seen our workbench.

1st was its creation, 2nd was its travel coupler addition, and now it's back to become an ebike! It's always nice to see an old friend!

We updated the bike to have disc brakes as well as a new fork and rear dropouts to use through axles.

I love that you are reusing and repairing older broken frames.

This is a great way to enhance the sustainability of carbon bikes that might have had an accident like yours.

You did a wonderful job. Keep up the great work and many happy trails to you!

A green tandem with tan wall tires in front of some grass.

Fresh off the stand to its new home in Germany. This tandem is built for good times on any road or trail. This bike was supplied with both a rigid and suspension fork.

Wherever your ride takes you, we can build the bike to match.

Beautiful frame! Who made that one?

That is a catchy name! Great idea

Bamboo triplet bike ridden by three women. Motor is non functioning. Just needed a pump and a pair of pedals. This bike has been on the shelf for a few years. Love seeing this bike back out Fun fact Craig use to ride his kids to school on this bike

Three friends dropped by for a shop tour and as a treat we sent them out on the bamboo triplet!

Bamboo is an excellent material for bikes. We are committed to bamboo as a sustainable bike material and are working towards launching a new model in the next few months!

Did someone say #cargobike?

Where the sea meets the sky, your dream bike awaits. Let’s make it real.

Calfee Design has been building custom bikes for over 35 years. Call Craig and design your new bike or tandem today!

gray tandem sitting on clovers with an ebike kit

Hills feeling steeper every year? We get it. That is why we started doing Calfee Electrofits. Custom e‑bike upgrades for tandems and more.
This older couple loved their new e‑bikes but missed the magic of riding together. So we gave their tandem a boost with a Grin Tech motor, travel‑safe batteries.

Calfee bamboo bike frame from a current project we are working on

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Absolutely!

The material has been used in bikes for more than 150 years. One of the things that we did to modernize it was introduce the refined lug technique. Our bikes are much stronger and more capable than these first versions.

An extra small bamboo frame with 26" wheels in front of a field of artichokes. Ebike conversion kit neatly packed into frame

This rider reached out with a dream, a bamboo e-bike to match her bamboo road bike.

We couldn’t resist. The result? A stunning, capable machine built to last for years of adventure and everyday rides alike.

What dream bikes do you fall asleep to?

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tandem in a field ready for the next adventure. New bike built for touring with racks, dynamo hubs, suspension seat post, racks, lights, and usb charging.

Inspired to post today after an order came in for a tandem bike for a couple who reminded us why we do this.

She recently lost her vision, and riding tandem is how they’re choosing to keep adventuring together.

Honored to be a small part of something so meaningful. ❤️

That's right!

There isn't a body size we haven't built a custom size for yet! From XXS to XXXL.

We build em you ride em!

It looks great! Hope you get many more years out of that blue beauty!

How did your repair go? We specialize in carbon frame repairs and help if you need us.

Good luck!

Greg Lemond red green and blue classic 1990s carbon Road bike sitting in front of an ocean view

Close up of the sticker that says “Greg Lemond” on a Greg Lemond red green and blue classic 1990s carbon Road bike sitting in front of an ocean view

Sticker stating Tour de France Junior world, champion, world champion, and Tour de France USA graphics

Greg Lamont riding this bike seen in cycling magazine

Throwback Thursday!

Dusting off a classic Lemond “Alp d’ Huez” prototype. This beautiful bike weighs only 8.7 kg and later inspired our legendary Calfee Tetra model.

Second Life Calfee Bikes and Tandems | Calfee Design Giving your bike a new chance on life

What's new at Calfee Design?

Your previously loved bike or tandem can now be sold through our consignment program.

For more details follow the link!

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A dirty tandem leaning up against a air conditioner and a concrete wall. Its a mtb tandem that is black and covered in dust.

Show us your dirty tandem pics!

The more used and abused the more it shows how dependable they are!

This bike and its two talented riders are two time podium finishers at the Unbound 200 in the Paracycling category.

Just going to say it.

Retrofitting customers bikes to fit a motor is both challenging and rewarding.

It's nice to see the older couple we helped today back out riding together.

close up photo of a raw frame ready for paint. Stiffener on boom tube for extra power transfer into drive train for track racing team

This special WIP Aero Track tandem is headed to an Olympic team shortly. Notice the extra stiffener on the boom tube? Those Track racers are quite strong and need the extra stiffness.

This photo shows the detail work we put into our frames.

Often we hide our best work under those fancy paint jobs!

This tandem turned around in just a few weeks. We can still get you one this spring time!

If you would like to speak directly with Craig Calfee, the legend himself, please give us a call at:
Telephone: 831-728-1859
Toll Free: 1-800-965-2171

He is a super great guy to discuss your dream bike with!

Craig Calfee standing with the new owners of a custom Tetra Adventure Gravel tandem with Hand wrapped joints. This style creates an extra stiff frame that really helps with control and efficiency. The couple standing next to Craig are the new owners and are wearing matching jerseys from the recent gravel ride hosted last weekend.

This very happy couple just received their brand new Tetra Adventure Tandem with our hand wrapped joints just in time for the Strawberry Fields Forever Bike Rally last weekend.

We specialize in building perfect bikes just for you.

We think you deserve the best!

#HappyNewBikeDay!

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Hand wrapped frame before finishing

Hand wrapped frame after rough sanding. Next is the finishing sanding

Here are more progress pics of this frame in production. Later we hand finish the sanding you see on the right to a gloss finish.

Tandem with front half hand wrapped and back half waiting for seat and chain stays to be finished.

Here is the same frame in layup on a table we have used for 20+ years.

Our small following here on #BikeSky gets to see our content before the other sites!

Just a tandem, some wind, and a quiet moment above the sea.

Built by Calfee. Ready when you are.

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Applying the finishing touches on this beautiful Tetra-Adventure Tandem Bike Frame.

Next stop Assembly!

Unused tracks lead from our workshop into town...

Maybe our employees would love these for getting to work.