New Balance Bike Tutorial videos

"The whole goal of Bamboo Bicycle Club is to make bike-building accessible to everyone."

Why Balance Bikes?

Balance bikes — bicycles without pedals that children propel with their feet — have transformed how children learn to ride. By separating the balancing skill from the pedalling skill, balance bikes allow children as young as 18 months to develop genuine cycling confidence before they ever touch a pedal. Children who learn on balance bikes typically transition to pedal bikes years earlier than those who start on stabilisers.

The BBC balance bike is designed specifically for the programme's Build to Bond initiative and for families who want to build something meaningful together. Unlike plastic or aluminium balance bikes, a bamboo balance bike is warm to the touch, visually distinctive, and carries the story of how it was made.

"Bamboo Bicycle Club follows a niche-manufacturing business model that prioritises knowledge-sharing over profit-making retail, charging for workshops and kits rather than pre-made products."

The tutorial series covers the complete build: bamboo tube preparation, head tube and dropout installation, seat post fitting, and final finishing. Each video is designed to be accessible to first-time builders — no specialist tools or prior experience required. The BBC home kit includes all materials plus a detailed printed build manual.