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Gravel Bike by Robert

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Robert's bamboo gravel bike with black joints, tan-wall tyres and blue pedals by rattan garden furniture
Robert's bamboo gravel bike with black joints, tan-wall tyres and blue pedals by rattan garden furniture

What made you decide to build a bamboo bike?

Know how bike is build so repairing one might be easier

Did you enjoy building the bicycle from scratch and would you recommend the experience?

I would only recommend it to serious people who like to build things and/or want to know how things work

What did you find most difficult about your bike build?

Medium

What was the easiest part of the build?

Painting / spray painting

How would you describe the ride of your finished bike?

Proud

What would you improve about the build experience or your finished bike?

I don’t know yet. I’ll be first going on a bikepacking trip with it. May be some things pop-up
Close-up of Robert's head tube lug in glossy bronze-flecked paint, with the bamboo tubes masked in tissueRobert's bamboo frame with black lugs, clamped upside down in a workstand in a garden

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