What they like?
(I shudder to think of any homebrew ones made by STW types after other threads involving bodging!)
I have no idea but theres a guy in the UK that builds them, could forward his details
Cheers, it was more of a case of idle curiosity though.
asking that on here is like asking if there's any Catholics in the Vatican...
I was actually working for Bamboo Bikes ( http://www.bamboobike.co/) until fairly recently. Amazing bikes really! I can put you through to a few different people, or can try my best to answer any questions on here
This was my bike:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_hphotos/8036908691/ ]Bamboo XC Bike[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/james_hphotos/ ]J_Hphotos[/url], on Flickr
Mate of ours just built his own with the Bamboo Bicycle Club.
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Cost him about £400 for the frame.
He was very impressed with the set up, the help he received and the facilities.
He's happy with the results and is building it up with a Sturmey Archer 8 (I think) speed hub as a town bike.
He reckons the next one he does will be 100% neater, but he's ended up with a functional frame of his own design that he built himself.
Can put you in touch with him if you like.
Help! I was just wondering what they were like and I'm being pressed ganged into building one!
Only joking - thanks for the info, but I was just wondering what they were like. They certainly seem interesting though, although I have always pictured myself as a beardy steel frame fabricator).
What do they weigh? How do they ride?
There's a guy that comes into our shop that built his own, it's nice to ride and i'd have no worries bout' using it.
Not mine; Bamboo, super glue and nylon tights:
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http://skidmarksonthesemmits.blogspot.co.uk/
He's got previous. Home made hill climb special, based on a garden clothes drier:
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My wife has one had its first ride today.. I only been on it for a shake down ride once I built it up but only cyclepaths seems to rides nice need to give it a full beans ride in a week or so on local loop..
But Gayle said it was good fun..
this was on bikerumour
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/02/08/road-to-nahbs-2013-boo-bicycles/
theres another guy called mark kelly who built an awesome bike out of wood from what i gather it was more to do with being better at vibration damping ..etc than carbon
A Flying Gate made out of a clothes drier - brilliant!
Wouldn't that make it a Flying Dryer?
I'm assuming the builders surname is Obree
Billy Minto. Link to his blog above.
All the scaffolding in hong kong was bamboo when I visited recently, so must be strong.