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Element x Krabo: Constructing the bike gallery
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Outside of Krabo, located in Bochum, Germany.
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Krautscheid Bochum working on the Element bike in his shop.
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The Cermenati wood rims connect the bike with nature.
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Sapim Race DD spokes laced to wood rims.
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Cermenati wood rims.
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The steel lugs connect the frames with welding by hand.
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Krabo's eye for detail is unsurpassed.
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Rims and tires await their installation.
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Vredestein Ricorso tires with Continental tubes.
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Classic Brooks handlebar tape and cork bar ends.
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The Brooks saddle is world renowned for it's comfortable ride.
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Krabo welds the lugged steel fork.
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Here Krabo is constructing the frame by hand.
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MKS Sylvan classic pedals and Christophe pedal cages.
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Krabo hand welds the frame together.
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Machinery keeps the parts lubricated during the building process.
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Traditional steel lugs prior to the welding process.
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Steel forks yet to be welded together.
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Krabo readies the forks.
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Krabo smooths out the steel frame and forks by hand.
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Every detail of the hand-crafted work is inspected.
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The frames and forks are alligned to the finest increment.
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Krabo spaces the fork with precision craftmanship.
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Krabo welds the steel frame together.
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The finished steel frames are Krabo's works of art.
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The hand-crafted steel frames await the next step.
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The hand-crafted steel frames await the next step.
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The paint and clear coat hangs dry.
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The bike finally comes together.
