Miles built a bamboo city bike — kitted out with Jack the Bike Rack
Miles Bartholomew Gibbons is one of those builders who keeps coming back. A product designer with a long-standing interest in sustainability and the cycling industry, he first built with us at a frame-building workshop in London — and has since handcrafted a string of bamboo frames, from MTB touring rigs to a gravel bike he rode in Slovenia.
This one is his city build: a commuter-friendly bamboo frame made from our City Bike Frame Build Kit.
What it is
A handmade bamboo commuter, set up for everyday city riding and carrying. For load duties Miles has fitted a Jack the Bike Rack — the strap-on front rack from WholeGrain Cycles that mounts to standard handlebars without tools or special frame fittings. It keeps your essentials up front and within reach, no backpack needed.
If you'd rather run a pannier setup, the City kit also includes M5 bottle and rack inserts and dropout mounts for pannier racks and mudguards — so you can build it to suit how you carry.
Why it matters
Commuter bikes are the ones that get used the most — the daily rider, not the occasional big day out. Building your own bamboo frame for that job means a bike that's made to fit your routine, repairable, and lower-carbon than a mass-produced aluminium equivalent.
Nice one, Miles.
Links
- Builder: @miles_bartholomew_gibbons
- Rack: JACK the Bike Rack — WholeGrain Cycles
- Build your own: City Bike Frame Build Kit