Build at home

bamboo bike frame kits you build yourself.

Build your own bike frame at home. Everything for the frame arrives in one box: graded bamboo, dropouts, head tube and bottom bracket, plus flax and resin or aluminium lugs depending on the kit. No welding and no workshop - most builders start with zero experience, and the manual and video course carry you the whole way.

Gravel Bike – BambooRoad Bike – Bamboo, LuggedGravel Bike – Bamboo, LuggedRoad Bike – BambooMountain Bike – BambooCustom Bike – BambooCity Bike – BambooFat Bike – Bamboo

Watch Julian build his: 'I built my own Bamboo Bike Frame' →

A bamboo frame kit laid out: graded tubes, lugs, jig parts and the build manual
Ships worldwideTracked delivery to 45 countries.
Built over a few weekendsMost frames take 15–45 hours. Hand tools and the video course - no workshop needed.
Need a fork or parts?Most builders add one. Component packs →
Every kit you build helps fund OCN-accredited skills courses inside prisons and schools.
Bamboo frame tubing tested at Swansea University to BS ISO 22157:2019 — 84.3 MPa ultimate tensile, comparable to mild steel at a fraction of the weight. See the testing →
10 kits
Bamboo gravel frame with dark wrapped joints and 'Gravel' on the down tube, drawn inside an outline drop-bar bikeFrame Build Kit

Gravel Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

From £385
Bamboo road frame with black lugs, set within a line drawing of a complete road bikeFrame Build Kit

Road Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo, Lugged

£795
Gravel Lugged Frame Build KitFrame Build Kit

Gravel Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo, Lugged

£595
Bamboo road frame with dark wrapped joints, set within a line drawing of a complete road bikeFrame Build Kit

Road Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

£375
Bamboo 29er frame with dark wrapped joints and '29er' on the down tube, drawn inside an outline mountain bikeFrame Build Kit

Mountain Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

£385
Bamboo custom frame design with a raised upper section, dark wrapped joints and 'Custom' on the down tubeFrame Build Kit

Custom Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

£495
Bamboo city frame with dark wrapped joints and 'City' on the down tube, drawn inside an outline bikeFrame Build Kit

City Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

From £375
Bamboo fatbike frame with black joints, the fat-tyred wheels and other parts ghosted in pale grey around itFrame Build Kit

Fat Bike Frame Kit – Bamboo

£385
Lugged balance bike kit parts on white: cream-tyred wheels, black lugs and fork, stem, headset spacers and bamboo tubesFrame Build Kit

Balance Bike Kit – Bamboo, Lugged

£165
Balance bike flax kit laid out on white: bamboo tubes, metal fittings, flax cloth, Permabond glue and LB2 resinFrame Build Kit

Balance Bike Kit – Bamboo & Flax

From £66
compare the kits

which frame kit is yours?

Every kit builds a bamboo frame at home. They differ in the riding they're for, how the joints are made and how long the build takes.

kitfrombuild timejointstyresbest for
Gravel £385 25–45 hrs flax + epoxy wrap up to 45 mm gravel, long days and bikepacking
Road £375 25–35 hrs flax + epoxy wrap up to 38 mm long days on rough tarmac
Road Lugged £795 15–25 hrs aluminium lugs up to 32 mm a quicker road build
City £375 25–35 hrs flax + epoxy wrap up to 32 mm commuting, with rack and mudguard mounts
MTB £385 30–45 hrs flax + epoxy wrap 29er or 650B hardtail trail and XC
Fat Bike £385 30–45 hrs flax + epoxy wrap 26 × 4″ snow, sand and mud
Custom £495 30–50 hrs flax + epoxy wrap to your design cargo, tandem, tall bikes or your own geometry

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what it costs

what does a bamboo bike cost?

We don't sell finished bicycles — our kits and workshops hand over a frame and the skills to finish it.

A frame kit is £375–£795. Add one of our component packs, from £425, or build it up with your own parts.

See the component packs

you build the frame itself.

This isn't a box of parts for a frame you've bought. You cut, join and finish the bamboo at home, then build it into a bike. No welding and no workshop: the manual and video course take you through it.

see how a build goes

the five mistakes to avoid

the record

since 2012, one frame at a time.

4,000+
people trained
BBC training records
45
countries our kits have reached
BBC order records
3,500+
bikes built
BBC records
84.3 MPa
ultimate tensile, bamboo tubing
Swansea University · BS ISO 22157:2019

Reviewed by road.cc, GCN and Bikerumor.

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good to know

frame kit questions, answered.

Do I need power tools?

No. Just basic hand tools: a hacksaw, files, sandpaper, a measuring tape and a work surface (a table around 1200 × 600 mm). Everything else is in the kit.

How long does a build take?

Most frames take 15–45 hours across a few weekends. Lugged kits are quickest at 15–25 hours; wrapped kits take 25–45, and custom frames up to 50.

Which size do I need?

Send us your height and inside-leg measurement and we'll recommend a size, or choose a Custom frame made to your measurements.

How much is shipping, and is there duty to pay?

Tracked from our London workshop: UK £8.59 · Europe £22 · USA $55 · Canada CA$65 · rest of world £75. Delivered duty paid, so there's nothing to pay on arrival.

How strong is bamboo, really?

Bamboo frame tubing tested at Swansea University to BS ISO 22157:2019 — 84.3 MPa ultimate tensile, comparable to mild steel at a fraction of the weight. That figure is for the tubing we supply, not for a finished frame: how strong your bike ends up is decided by your joints. Follow the manual, let the resin cure fully, and check the joints before every early ride.

What if I make a mistake?

Most mistakes are fixable. Epoxy can be sanded back and re-applied, and bamboo is forgiving.