Adventure

Samuel's Touring Bike

Built at our Toulouse workshop, Samuel's awesome touring bike is a perfect blend of craftsmanship and performance, designed to accompany you on all your adventures. Every detail is meticulously crafted to ensure a smooth and enjoyable ride.  

Samuel's bamboo touring bike with patterned wrapped joints and a rear rack against a mossy stone wall
Samuel's bamboo touring bike with patterned wrapped joints and a rear rack against a mossy stone wall
Building a Bamboo Bicycle: A Journey of Ecology and Self-Learning

Built at our workshop in Toulouse find out more here 

What made you decide to make a bamboo bicycle?

Combining ecology with self-learning/maintenance.

Did you enjoy building your bike from A to Z and would you recommend this experience?

Mathieu really enjoyed the very enriching experience and recommends it to those around him.

What did you find most challenging about building your bike?

Sanding and applying the unidirectional linen fibre.

What was the easiest part of making it?

The varnish.

How would you describe your feelings on your finished bike?

Fluid, responsive.

What would you improve about the build experience or your finished bike?Nothing is perfect for me

Rear view of Samuel's bamboo touring bike with rear rack, leaning on a wooden post among fernsClose-up of rear frame joints with a floral pattern wrap beside the cassette and chain, ivy behind

Build your own: This bike was built at our workshop in Toulouse: see our Toulouse workshop page. Or browse all our bamboo bike frame kits.

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