Utility Cycling - bamboo bikes!!

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eggnoggbubble
07-08-09, 02:09 AM
grow your own bike! (regular watering required)

this is great, bamboo the wondergrass strikes again, check out the video under the 'why bamboo' heading

http://www.bamboosero.com/index.html

AllenG
07-08-09, 07:46 AM
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/2009/Side.jpg

My first bamboo frame.

http://web.me.com/awcg/iWeb/Springwood/Library_files/Lugs.jpg
And my second.

Built both in the basement.
eggnoggbubble
07-08-09, 05:41 PM
wow, nice looking bikes.

can I ask a couple of construction questions:
what kind of bamboo did you use (does it matter??)
how did you preserve/treat it?
how did you join it together? (those joins look really nice by the way)

I'm intrigued that you build them in your basement. I have no idea when I'll get time to do this, but at some point I want to start tinkering with building/modifying bicycles, if bamboo is a practical material to work with then I'll definitely experiment with it.

thanks for any info

qmsdc15
07-08-09, 05:55 PM
Beauties, Allen! Post pictures of the second one when it's finished please.
Dan Burkhart
07-08-09, 08:37 PM
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/2009/Side.jpg

My first bamboo frame.

http://web.me.com/awcg/iWeb/Springwood/Library_files/Lugs.jpg
And my second.

Built both in the basement.
And both with Rohloffs I see. :thumb:
I'd like to read some construction details as well.
bikeideas
07-09-09, 06:03 AM
AllenG, your bikes are inspirational. Please share some more photos or give us an overview of what got you started in making bamboo bikes. Thanks
eggnoggbubble
07-10-09, 06:37 AM
lots of interest AllenG, hope you can share. I'm still marvelling at how smooth and clean those joins are, how in the world did you do that?
bikeideas
07-12-09, 10:11 AM
I my take this route until my bamboo skills improve...
http://www.bkremer.com/misc/BambooBike1.jpg
anonymous
AllenG
07-12-09, 12:16 PM
Sorry guys.
I'm out of town and only have limited access to the net.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=546726
^^^
Current thread in Frambuilding about the second bike.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=376129
^^^
The original bamboo thread. A couple of us shared that one when building our frames.
Sources for materials and many other goodies in there.
Dan Burkhart
07-12-09, 05:34 PM
I my take this route until my bamboo skills improve...
http://www.bkremer.com/misc/BambooBike1.jpg
anonymous

I think I saw that bike on an episode of Gilligan's Island.