Bamboo frame bikes
07-02-09, 01:33 PM
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Bamboo frame bikes
I think they are a bit pricey, even though someone is quoted in the article that they maybe under priced.
$475 (£290) for road or mountain bike frames, and more than $900 (£550)for a finished bike.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm
$475 (£290) for road or mountain bike frames, and more than $900 (£550)for a finished bike.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm
07-18-09, 06:28 AM
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this is very interesting...curious to see where it goes. true, there's an expense factor, but it's doing the world some good. a part that needs to see and experience some good.
i googled some and found these:
https://www.bmeres.com/bambooframe.htm
https://dvice.com/archives/2009/05/ecoloblue-creat.php
https://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm
i googled some and found these:
https://www.bmeres.com/bambooframe.htm
https://dvice.com/archives/2009/05/ecoloblue-creat.php
https://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm
07-21-09, 01:01 PM
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I saw the Calfee frame at LBS in town
https://www.westcountyrevolution.com/
I think they wanted $2500 US for the frame. I might be wrong but it was way beyond my "forget it" amount.
I did see someone riding what looked like a bamboo bike. I was in a car and they rode off.
Neat novelty but too much $$$ for me.
Jeff
https://www.westcountyrevolution.com/
I think they wanted $2500 US for the frame. I might be wrong but it was way beyond my "forget it" amount.
I did see someone riding what looked like a bamboo bike. I was in a car and they rode off.
Neat novelty but too much $$$ for me.
Jeff
07-21-09, 07:26 PM
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How totally out of reach is this for a layperson to build? it seems like it might be a good introduction material to framebuilding? being that there's no welding, no brazing and any carbon (or hemp) work is relegated to lugs only.
07-22-09, 03:49 AM
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There are a few organizations and companies promoting bamboo bikes here in Zambia. Right now the cheapest bikes are imports from China, so it is a good thing for Zambia’s economy, especially for insolvent villagers, and for bicycle ambulances.
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Totally easy for a layperson to build.
That's one of the reasons I picked bamboo to do my builds. I don't have any welding equipment or metal working tools.
You need only one specialty tool to build a bamboo frame, a pipe mitering jig, and you can make do without it.
Search "bamboo" in the framebuilding section, there are a few threads in there where I went into detail about building my frames.
