Impact Stories

Building a Bamboo Bike with One Hand: Jon's Story of Determination and Craft

Building a Bamboo Bike with One Hand: Jon's Sto...

Following a stroke, Jon had the use of only one functioning hand. He still completed a full bamboo road bike frame at BBC's workshop. 'The end product has a great...

Building a Bamboo Bike with One Hand: Jon's Sto...

Following a stroke, Jon had the use of only one functioning hand. He still completed a full bamboo road bike frame at BBC's workshop. 'The end product has a great...

Investec Beyond Business 2025: Why a Social Enterprise Wins National Recognition

Investec Beyond Business 2025: Why a Social Ent...

Bamboo Bicycle Club was named one of four winners of the Investec Beyond Business 2025 award, receiving £24,000. Here's what the judges saw.

Investec Beyond Business 2025: Why a Social Ent...

Bamboo Bicycle Club was named one of four winners of the Investec Beyond Business 2025 award, receiving £24,000. Here's what the judges saw.

Three Hours, Twelve Leaders, One Bamboo Frame: Four Seasons Hampshire

Three Hours, Twelve Leaders, One Bamboo Frame: ...

Twelve senior managers from Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire swapped spreadsheets for spoke keys and built a bamboo bicycle frame in three hours. Here's what happened.

Three Hours, Twelve Leaders, One Bamboo Frame: ...

Twelve senior managers from Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire swapped spreadsheets for spoke keys and built a bamboo bicycle frame in three hours. Here's what happened.

10,000km on a Home Build Kit: One Cyclist's Journey Across Britain

10,000km on a Home Build Kit: One Cyclist's Jou...

She had never built a bike. She ordered a BBC home build kit, made every mistake in the book, fixed them all, and rode the finished frame 10,000km across Britain.

10,000km on a Home Build Kit: One Cyclist's Jou...

She had never built a bike. She ordered a BBC home build kit, made every mistake in the book, fixed them all, and rode the finished frame 10,000km across Britain.

London to Singapore on Bamboo: Tom and Nicky's 22,000km Journey

London to Singapore on Bamboo: Tom and Nicky's ...

Tom and Nicky rode 22,000 kilometres from London to Singapore on hand-built bamboo bicycles. Every component broke at some point. The bamboo never did.

London to Singapore on Bamboo: Tom and Nicky's ...

Tom and Nicky rode 22,000 kilometres from London to Singapore on hand-built bamboo bicycles. Every component broke at some point. The bamboo never did.

11,300km Across South America for Charity: The 2 by Bamboo Story

11,300km Across South America for Charity: The ...

Two cyclists rode 11,300km through six South American countries on hand-built bamboo frames, raising money for charity. The bamboo outlasted every other component.

11,300km Across South America for Charity: The ...

Two cyclists rode 11,300km through six South American countries on hand-built bamboo frames, raising money for charity. The bamboo outlasted every other component.