I thought I would add to the discussion here a bit.

I am starting workshops locally where I live and so I have been prepping some bamboo frames for roughly 6 months. I found using Calfee's orthotape to be superior for workshops. Less hassle with the material and it cures in minutes. I have been riding the frame on road and gravel. No issues whatsoever. Additionally, I put basswood gussets to add some stiffness with PC-7 epoxy. The jig I use is a design I made myself but I borrowed some ideas from Calfee and others. The jig costs about $30 total. I also used Paragon dropouts on the most recent iteration. The tabs are a bit short so it takes a wood mod to extend them a bit. The images are below.

More info is here on the blog.

BAMBOO BIKE BUILD