How I built a carbon bike frame at home (and a bamboo frame too)

Step 9 Building the bamboo/carbon frame

I have seen many amazing constructions made of bamboo and I have always wondered why such light, strong, stiff and elastic material is not widespread used for building of bicycle frames, although such frames were built already hundred years ago. Since I have finished my carbon frame, I was thinking about using bamboo for my second frame. Later on, I have found an article describing a bamboo frame Craig Calfee built for himself a few years ago. At that moment I was fully determined to build it too.

One year later I have built the bamboo frame according the same method as I built the carbon frame. This was a little bit easier, as I did not need to laminate the tubes.

Comments

[JT101]

What is the frame weight of this and the carbon fibre one? Beautiful!

[jakob408]

 Very impressive, a piece of art as stated above.

[ahikernamedgq]

How light (weight) is the bamboo?

[li tung san]

a piece of art, buddy!

[woodfinery]

That is beautiful and simple! Really nice