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The hope is that these bikebuilders will create sustainable, growing businesses that will not only meet a demand for appropriate technology (cargo bikes are great for transporting resources and people) but will also employ locals continuously, as the skills required to treat the bamboo and built the frames are passed along. Plus, with bikes, locals can replica Omega watch transport themselves to workplaces or schools that would otherwise be out of reach.The Bamboosero bikebuilders are building custom frames that are exported to Calfree Designs, where they are built out with highend components and sold for a higher price.
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