We're well into cyclocross season! If your looking for a durable Gravel or Cross bike then bamboo is

Cyclocross season means this: snow on the ground, dead leaves still clinging to branches, and a gravel bike that doesn't care about either.

The blue painted lugs add contrast that works beautifully in this winter forest. Against the white snow and brown leaves, the natural bamboo and blue accents create a colour palette that looks almost planned.

Apidura bags — frame pack and saddlebag — suggest this isn't just a CX racer but a bikepacking-capable machine. Mud on the tyres confirms it's been through the conditions, not just posed in them.

Building a bike for CX means accepting abuse. These frames get shouldered over barriers, dropped in transitions, ridden through conditions that would make road cyclists weep. Bamboo handles it because the fibres flex rather than fatigue.

Winter riding demands commitment. Cold hands, numb feet, that moment when you question why you're not on the sofa. Then you look around at scenery like this and remember: this is why.

The setting is perfect woodland: single trees providing framing, the trail visible in the background, that magical quality of winter light that photographers chase and riders happen upon.

CX season is short but sweet. Ride it while you can. ❄️