Impact Stories

Musée du Luxembourg, Paris: BBC in a world-class exhibition

Cultural Impact | Paris, France | 2024BBC's home build kit was selected for Match: Design & Sport at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris —...

Two riders, six countries: the 2 by Bamboo story

Adventure Expedition | South America | 2018In July 2018, two riders crossed six countries, finishing in Cartagena, Colombia on BBC-built bamboo bikes....

Kate Rawles built her own bamboo bike — then rode it the length of the Andes

Environmental Expedition | Colombia → Ushuaia | 2016–2018When Kate Rawles set out to cycle from Colombia to the southern tip of South America, she...

Building alongside Ghana Bamboo Bikes: the Imagine Bamboo Summit, Birmingham

International Partnership | Birmingham | July 2022In July 2022, BBC attended the Image Bamboo Festival in Birmingham and collaborated with Ghana Bamboo Bikes to...

A foldable bamboo wheelchair, built where it's needed

An estimated 100 million people globally need a wheelchair and don't have one. In 2019, BBC began applying its frame-building expertise to this problem.

Kenya: teaching the build, not shipping the bike

BBC spent time in Kenya teaching community members to build bamboo bicycles. The goal was not to produce frames — it was to leave...

From sustainable AI to the seafront: Manish rides his bamboo bike London to Brighton

Manish is the founder of a sustainable AI company. He built a bamboo gravel bike because carbon fibre contradicted everything his business stood for....

Claire rode hers daily for five years — then came back for a repaint

Claire rode her bamboo commuter bike every day in London for five years. Then she came back to BBC — not for repairs, but...

Justin Built a Gravel Frame at Home — and Was Still Riding It Four Years On

Justin built a bamboo gravel bike with BBC in 2016. Six years later, he took it on its first bikepacking trip. 'Built six years...