For Sale: Custom built Bamboo frames

Hey guys,

Ive been building bamboo frames for a little over a year now and id like to take it a step further and start doing custom builds for people. I will save you the whole spiel as its probably a bit cheeky of me to post this here, but if anyones interested or has questions about bamboo bikes in general please post a reply or get in touch.

The main merit of bamboo is that its very comfortable to ride and also and quiet. I had very positive feedback from people when i demo'd it at a local bike festival.. you can see some pics of my work here;

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bear in mind that the vast majority of them were not intended for promotional purposes and are mostly me messing around with my camera, especially the holiday photos :P
I am based in London and am happy to offer test rides etc

Thanks,
Jason

Can you build me a big bamboo?

Awesome! These look great - a friend told me about these the other day and I didn't believe him. I'd love to try one some day!

Can you build me a big bamboo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVmh9pxyJTA&feature=related

Thanks Milo,

Ye most people react to them with disbelief, my most common question from people in the street is "thats just bamboo over metal tubes right?" :)

Jason have I seen you wandering the streets of Brighton with one of these? I'm sure I've seen a long haired chap with a bamboo bike on one or two occasions?

nah not me sorry :)

That's Robin, AKA TheRisingBikes he builds bamboo bikes in Brighton.

Can you do a bamboo polo bike...

Can you do a bamboo polo bike...

Do they run wide tyres? .. my only real constriction is tire width, i wouldn't be able to make anything with bamboo chainstays above 28c .... that said, if you supplied a donor bike it wouldnt be a problem as i could just build it with those chainstays instead of bamboo ones.

^^what I was thinking... ha!

they look great.
what sort of price are you thinking?

I'm thinking around 500 for a frame, i think around 40 hours of labor goes into each one
Thanks

500? Really?
Even if there was 400 hrs of work going into each i can't see why anyone would buy this.
Unless you can make it look like this...

but seriously, this over a nice steel or even carbon? just for the sake of having a bamboo bike?
i think i'm missing something here, can someone explain..?

How did you learn to do that?...

Ada, there is more to it than 'just for the sake of it'. its about ride quality. Granted its not everyones cup of tea but if you want a bike thats very smooth to ride (smoother than carbon or steel) then bamboo is a winner.

I like this idea, it's something different and quite fun.

The cost of entry is pretty high however, you might find that running a (chargeable) workshop for people to build their own might be more popular?

i.e. charge for materials, and then say £20 per hour of tuition.

that should be in ANTI...

How did you learn to do that?...
I learnt the jist of it on instructables.com and then just improved as i built more :)

I did see you at Blackfriar did I?

I like this idea, it's something different and quite fun.

The cost of entry is pretty high however, you might find that running a (chargeable) workshop for people to build their own might be more popular?

i.e. charge for materials, and then say £20 per hour of tuition.

Yea, agreed on both points.. prices from calfee and boo bicycles (both awesome) are indeed very high. Also theres something called the bamboo bike studio in the states which does this ..... unfortunately i lack the space

I did see you at Blackfriar did I?
was it on a critical mass? if so then maybe :P

Yep, during the protest of the redesign of the blackfriar bridge, I don't remember you pulling your tongue out though.

Nah, looked up the date and it wasnt me .. theres definatly other bamboo bikers around :)