The trickiest part was the final gluing and lining up of the rear triangle. I did multiple dry runs to make sure I had the process down and that the back wheel was nice and...

Absolutely I enjoyed the build. Brought out some latent OCD tendencies, but mentally stimulating and often challenging problem solving.

Amazing, it's exactly what I was looking for: it is not only smoother because of the vibration dampening properties of bamboo, but it is also very agile and lighter than I expected. I feel like...

Custom Ebike by Karl

What made you decide to build a bamboo bike? I wanted a new bike that would better suit my needs, when touring fully loaded for a few weeks, than the old vintage bike I was...

What made you decide to build a bamboo bike? The challenge Did you enjoy building the bicycle from scratch and would you recommend the experience? I loved it, but it can be tricky. What did...

As enthralling an experience as crafting it - smooth and keeps you on your toes (you never know what some terrains will feel like underwheel - but nothing has ever gone wrong or ever ended...

I'd probably read up more on the process first, as this would have sped up the build significantly, and also made it clearer what impacts the finish of the bike. I'd have probably spent way...

The easiest part of the build would be shaping the ends of the bamboo. It took a lot of time as I only had 80 grit sandpaper, but it was easy.

I was looking at traditional frame building courses and came across Bamboo bikes so I then started to do my research and " The Bamboo Bicycle Club" kept appearing. After reading many articles this sounded...