Carbon and... Flax

[John the Monkey]

For a legend like Johan Museeuw, any frame to bear his name would have to be something a bit out of the ordinary. And they are. The frames that the Leeuw van Vlaanderen has produced are refreshingly unique and herald the use of a material never before seen in bicycle production: flax.

Article on BikeRadar

 

[laurence]

also on cyclingnews.

how the hell do they weld flax?

 

[andygates]

You don't, silly, you hire lots of elves to do the stitching.