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So once you’ve finished the Dagstorp and your pastrami, brace yourself for assembling 52 parts — although Bleijh Industrial swears it isn’t that hard. “If you can make a sandwich, you can surely build a Sandwichbike,” they promise, adding that you should be able to do it in 45 minutes. Just remind us where the mayo goes?
Along with the weatherproofed, PEFC-certified wooden frame, you get aluminum cylinders milled by hand, 14G stainless steel spokes, 26-inch Schwalbe Big Apple tires, and a Shimano single speed/coaster brake (HIPSTER). The bike’ll best fit people 5’3” to 6’6”. But is it hardy? “Our wooden baby can compete with any steel or carbon frame,” Bleijh Industrial says.
The €799 bike ($1,083 for us Yanks, plus $200 shipping) ships in one neat 37-pound package in January 2014.