I have no idea how long a bamboo frame will last. I'll do my best to find out.

Sustainability, I'm going to have to say bamboo has an edge over my steel frames. Steel, even recycled, won't grow into ready to use pipes in the backyard unless one lives in front of a foundry. Given land, water, sun, and time bamboo will become an extremely versatile product on its own. And when you are done with it, bamboo can be turned into compost, heating fuel, or even panda and goat food.

Both Chapaneco and I used epoxies and resins that can only be sourced through modern industry (not to say that isn't true of the tires and components of all bicycles), so bamboo's viability as a frame material in a post petroleum future depends on how apocalyptic one's view is of that future.

ChiapasFixed's beauties:


His Fixie


The Cargo Cruiser

My Utility Bomber