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Santaria 08-20-10 01:00 PM

Bamboo Bikes
 
Anybody else sorta curious how durable the Dylan bamboo bike is?

I keep thinking about buying one of the SS ones just to see if the frame is durable.

NormanF 09-11-10 03:54 PM

Bamboo is recyclable.... the downside to owning one is the price!

fuzz2050 09-11-10 06:34 PM


Originally Posted by NormanF (Post 11447749)
Bamboo is recyclable.... the downside to owning one is the price!

Then again, so is steel. Alumium too, in fact. I really have to ask, does it offer any actual benefits over any of the conventional frame materials? It seems like for most applications it's a bit of a novelty.

IR Baboon 09-12-10 04:43 AM

Yeah, I wonder what's so cool about them too. (If anything). When I talk about a bamboo bike people always give me the "really? They make those?" reply. The problem with these bikes, as with things like Yuba Mundos, Dahon full size folding bikes, and other less common bikes is that there's no place to try them out. How do you know that it's worth the money? Even if you buy with the intention to return, shipping can be expensive!

scroca 09-12-10 04:52 AM

What if someone set it on fire?

mconlonx 09-12-10 09:11 AM


Originally Posted by scroca (Post 11449959)
What if someone set it on fire?

What if someone took a plasma cutter to your metal bike?

beerfilter 09-12-10 03:22 PM

Imagine if steel, aluminium, and carbon grew six to twelve feet a year in thickets that were almost impossible to eradicate.

In addition to its bio-degradability, weight and tensile properties, that is bamboo's advantage.

fietsbob 09-12-10 03:40 PM

Its a fashion that came back , now the use of carbon-fiber epoxy composites
makes the joints sound .

there are lots of people trying that combination .. Calfee in SF Cal another.

Its another type of hand made frame..

scroca 09-12-10 03:47 PM


Originally Posted by mconlonx (Post 11450501)
What if someone took a plasma cutter to your metal bike?

Yeah, but what if a panda bear got after your bamboo?

irclean 09-12-10 04:51 PM

You gotta admit - bamboo bikes make a great conversation starter... especially when equipped with "genuine" bullhorn bars:

http://www.myviewsandreviews.com/wp-...mboo-bikes.jpg

Sirrus Rider 09-12-10 06:46 PM


Originally Posted by scroca (Post 11452016)
Yeah, but what if a panda bear got after your bamboo?

Yeah I'd be leery about touring China on a bamboo bike.. :D:rolleyes::roflmao2::p

annc 09-12-10 07:45 PM


Originally Posted by scroca (Post 11452016)
Yeah, but what if a panda bear got after your bamboo?

Fortunately, a panda bear eat shoots and leaves.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7...sshootsand.jpg

mconlonx 09-13-10 08:28 AM


Originally Posted by scroca (Post 11452016)
Yeah, but what if a panda bear got after your bamboo?

OK, what if oxygen gets to your metal (not Ti, not stainless) frame?

scroca 09-13-10 03:49 PM


Originally Posted by mconlonx (Post 11455445)
OK, what if oxygen gets to your metal (not Ti, not stainless) frame?

Uh... bamboo and termites.

Seattle Forrest 09-13-10 04:33 PM


Originally Posted by scroca (Post 11449959)
What if someone set it on fire?

What if it had seeds in it, and the bamboo took over? Seriously, bamboo is the scourge of the northwest ... after black berries. I think the reason they make bamboo bikes is ... something needs to be done with the stuff.


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