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How to Build a Bamboo Bicycle

Step 7Ride off into the sunset

So how does it ride? Like a stealth bomber! The ride is smooth and silky and very quiet. I never realized how much noise a steel bike makes as you go over bumps and potholes. The bamboo bike is quiet.

Riding around on a bike you built yourself is thrilling.

I am still a little nervous about it breaking but every week I am getting less freaked out about riding it. I think the bike needs a name so if you have any suggestions...

The bike is actually not that light. It weighs about what my steel fixie weighed when built up - around 18 or 19 lbs. I will weigh it again and let you know.

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10 comments

Oct 9, 2011. 8:55 PMsephiroth67 says:

Hope it's not TOO late, but B2 sounds like a fine name...fits your description of a stealth bomber, and you can just say it stands for bamboo =D

Aug 19, 2011. 8:11 PMgeekonabike says:

The Woody

Sep 3, 2010. 7:41 PMDylan Roberts says:

The Bambicycle or The Bambike. Yeah...

Dec 1, 2009. 9:07 PMjesus jelly says:

BAMBOO BOMBER>>>> great idea for a name....

Sep 13, 2009. 2:13 PMjohn difool says:

nice job man.

Jun 19, 2008. 12:14 AMfranalpo says:

pure tranquil dopeness!, ya know i will def. do this i the near future. the one thing im gonna do different is instead of using twine in all the joints, i think ill try using some fiber glass instead. but by far one of the best ideas ive seen.

Apr 11, 2009. 6:24 PMchriscook42 says:

Do you think that is how the calfee bikes are binded at the joints?

May 26, 2009. 10:38 AMdenkelly says:

No, they are not bound that way. They use prefabbed Bottom bracket, lugs and head tube. Lookup www.BambooBikeMaker.com. You could wrap those pieces in something to give it the look with the added strength of the prefabbed pieces. I am trying to source them now, if anyone knows where I can get them, please leave a response. Thanks

Apr 25, 2008. 10:11 AMarboles says:

ayasbek, eres un crack, tio. Esta es una de las cosas mas impresionantes que he visto. Enhorabuena!!! ayasbek, you are great, man. This is one of the coolest things i ever saw. Congratulations!!