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Jul 10, 2011. 7:52 PMDIYandmore
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I'm seriously considering making my first bamboo bike, just wondering, how much would it cost if I already had an old bike to use for the fork, etc.? Thanks
The cost of carbon, bamboo, and resin, and whatever tools you don't have? Figure about $60 for a good resin system (west system 105), $45 for carbon tow, $25-$35 if you elect to use hemp, and your cost for bamboo really depends on your access to bamboo - from free to $40 or so. You'll need a torch if you don't have one, and other tools, sand paper etc. You'll have to assess your ability, and tool situation. You really should be able to build one of these for under $200, if you're resourceful...?
Jan 10, 2011. 12:56 PMnduetime
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Amazing look! Quick question, what diameter size bamboo did you end up using?
Top tube and seat tube are 1 3/8" (ish) and down tube is 1 5/8" on the road bikes with the seat stays being 5/8". The mountain bikes are closer to 1 1/2" on the top and seat tubes and 1 3/4" on the down tube with stays at 3/4".
Jul 11, 2010. 7:37 PMtheniusofg
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hey awesome work, i was wondering after you heat treated the bamboo did you let it air dry after words? if so how long was it drying, if not why/how is the frame holding up? thanks man, im eager to get started but if i have to wait then so be it.
I've done both. The first frame, after I heat treated the bamboo, it sat for a good 30 or so days in very low humidity @ 100 degrees plus prior to the build up. The second bike, was built from the same bamboo as the first, plus some newly cured bamboo. There was no real difference other than the new pieces were noticibly heavier initially. Since I've been building with realitively freshly treated bamboo, with no problems. They do "loose weight" throughout the build though. I am confident that they won't have any problems down the line. Each bike I've built has been problem free to date!
Apr 11, 2010. 3:59 PMDianneGetBetterNow
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We are looking for plans for building a recycled bike that breaks apart to go into a case for traveling on the greyhound bus. Any ideas?? D
So, maybe I do have an idea... I was at the park today and saw a bunch of people with easy ups - those pop up tents with just a top and no sides. They have poles that slip into one another with these holes and push buttons that pop into the holes as it slides into position, others have cotterpins. You could do something very similar with a bike. Cut the tubes about 3 inches behind the head tube,and again about 4 inches in front of the seat tube. You could find an aluminum or steel tube that fits snugly inside the tubes you've cut. Drill holes in all tubes and cotter pin them together. This would allow the bike to break down into a very, very small package.
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