Building a Bamboo Bike Part Six - It Lives!! But does it ride?

What started off as a box of sticks is now a bike, an actual real-life bike that you can ride! Dave takes it for a test drive

[@justinw1765]

DIY tip. The easy way to build a bamboo bike is to buy a used bike and chopping out parts of a frame at a time, and essentially leave lugs to attach the bamboo to. No need for jig etc.

[@sureshchinnappa2290]

Well done. Top looking bike and lovely shots of the country side.

[@ooojamaflip]

Enjoyed this series. Something a bit different from the norm both video wise and bike wise. Love the look of the end product.

[@speciesofspaces]

The ride quality of bamboo is quite nice. It tends to absorb quite a lot of road vibration. Similar to this post I found after making a frame and now having ridden it for a couple years (on and off road) that for many of us we assume a DIY built frame would be inferior to the professional custom frames. I don't doubt the great many hours builders put into their frame designs and the exactness they are after. However building a frame this way proves to be incredibly similar in feel and function. Which again proves the resiliency of the double triangle design!

[@robwhitton]

A very interesting series and an excellent result. The bike looks great! You should be very proud of how it's turned out. All that sanding really paid off! ;)

[@roadcc]

The cold day spent in a shed actually doing it might suggest otherwise 😉

[@ApacheSenzala]

lol this is literally the same colour and frame shape as the bamboo bike I built... I'm now gonna build too more using prebuilt lugs

[@steamroller72]

Great job. Thoroughly enjoyed the series and aesthetically speaking the bamboo/blue paint scheme is quite unique.

[@roadcc]

Certainly is unique, lots of people looking as we rode out to film

[@Cobwobbler]

I’m going to give this bamboo malarkey a go, only something like a ‘89 Trimble.

[@tomshield9730]

Interesting series, chainstay wheel clearance is a big negative for me. Good luck in your race.

[@BamboobicycleclubOrg]

This can be easily modified to it a much larger tyre!

[@billkehrwald7957]

Bamboo Bicycle Club what changes need to be made in the assembly process to make sure larger tires fit the frame?

[@BamboobicycleclubOrg]

Bill Kehrwald modify the shape of the chain stays before creating the lugs.

[@TheGamingCucumber]

Oh look the bamboo bike weighs less than mine. Lol.

[@joseortiz493]

Very nice where can i get the kit and plans? Grettings

[@a1white]

Hope you've got that rear brake sorted!

[@ninaaltschenk7930]

Should have used the useless cabel from the fromt duralier to fit an dropper post Greatings from germany

[@giannisseintoulas8792]

Congratulations guys it looks amazing all sanding time is paid now with the final result.can i ask if you have any plans for the bike?

[@roadcc]

It's currently in our storage, I don't think we have any immediate plans for it

[@giannisseintoulas8792]

Ok thanks a lot

[@theylivewesee1674]

but does it creak??

[@roadcc]

Not even a little (I know, we're shocked too)

[@richardpolidore2385]

Looks naked without water bottle cages.

[@roadcc]

We didn't want to push our luck by drilling more holes into it 😂

[@BamboobicycleclubOrg]

order yours! bamboobicycleclub.org

[@ChePennyDK]

Interesting concept, but man the finish on the blue parts looks very very bad! Must have been sanded by a blind man with numb hands!