Bamboo SS...built not bought

[auditech10]

I wanted to post some pics of my bamboo SS project now that its been on the road for a while. After chopping the tubes and some rough mitering,I built a "jig" to fine tune and tack the joints

tacking and spacing the rear dropouts

checking alignment,and getting excited to see progress

the first layer of carbon fiber wrapping for the joint

second layers,looking kinda rough

and the finished frame

any good bike needs a good headbadge

installing some parts

and the completed bike

after about 100 miles of commuting,no problems so far. Alot of people claim ambient temp changes are the death of these bikes,but ive ridden in 95 degrees,and 50 degrees with no problems. Im trying to get the word out, I'd like to start building these to sell.

 

[buckfiddy]

Cool bike! 8)

 

[user 135]

Very cool. I wanted to try that. Where did you source the bamboo? Did you treat it?

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[auditech10]

I contacted Bamboo Habitat,a company in Pa. that specializes in all things bamboo.They actually have poles preselected for bikes,already kiln dried ready to roll.If you decided to give it a shot,I highly recommend them.I called,talked to the owner himself,he was very interested in the project,and went out of his way to make sure I got the proper poles.

 

[ssstiv63]

Superb!

 

[ilikebikes]

I love the bamboo bike thing but hate the way the carbon hides a large amount of the bamboo.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

That is fantastic.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Nicely done!

Luke.