URBAN VELO Featured on Design Boom
Posted by James Marr onarchitects mccloy + muchemwa have collaborated with bamboo bicycle club to design a custom city bike to carry the emerging practice’s portfolio. the ‘bamboo urban mini velo’ uses bio composites to demonstrate innovative sustainable construction...
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Miles MTB Touring Bamboo Bike Build
Posted by James Marr onBamboo is a particular type of wood, so even if you are used to woodworking, you still need to learn quickly (obviously James is the man who fast-track's this for you) in order to work with the material/s not against them.
Alignment and measuring is always important, but is a known quantity from the start.
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CYCLIST MAGAZINE FEATURE: Best gravel routes in London: heading off-road in the capital
Posted by James Marr onOne of bamboo gravel bikes are featured in Cyclist magazine, here is the artle - Looking to venture off-road in 2021 but not sure there is good gravel near you? Even in the biggest city in the UK, there is plenty of gnarly riding to be had
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5- Tips for working with Bamboo.
Posted by James Marr on• Keep out of the sun, if too much moisture leaves the bamboo it will crack. • Completely cover the bamboo when working with it, either with tape or paper this will stop cracking...
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Phil's Bamboo Gravel Bike
Posted by James Marr onI enjoyed the experience it was an interesting mix of wood (grass) work, composites, metalwork then assembly of the final bike. I would recommend it with a bit of time taken to figure things out it was easier than expected.
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Julia's Bamboo Bike Build
Posted by James Marr onI'm in no way a bike expert, but I think it's good! I go faster than I did on my old bike, I like how the bamboo frame seems to absorb bumps, and I have preeeeety much got the gears and breaks to work nice and smoothly. The bike's been used in the Peak District, up on the Isle of Mull and the streets of London!
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Top 5 frame building mistakes!
Posted by James Marr onWe've helped 1000's of people build bikes. Here some examples of what to think about when building at home.
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Adrian's Aero Bamboo Bike
Posted by James Marr on"I would certainly grab the opportunity of building your own bike. I came into this with little knowledge of the mechanics of bikes but have learned enormously from the experience."
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Ted's Bamboo Bike
Posted by James Marr onIt is an absolute pleasure. I love looking at my bike so when I'm riding I can't wait for the next coffee stop to park my bike so I can look at it lovingly again :-). Ride-wise, it is exactly what I was hoping. It is quick, light, nimble and smoothes out the poor road surface that we have to suffer here in the north.
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