Originally Posted by JonnyHK

Plenty of folks haven't had problems with carbon lugged bamboo bikes. Calfee is doing it for a living and also offering a very high level of service/warranty - people also have a very high expectation of their products, so even if the 'failures' aren't really that bad (i.e. not failing, but just loosening up a bit or cosmetic problems) they still have to act on it.

There are some kits that come with hemp fibre and you can buy it as is.

Great. Thanks for the info.

I'm chasing down a friend in the bamboo biz (home wares, fabrics) to see if they can source some bamboo fibre roving/rope for me.