Fatbike Home Build Kit
Massive 4"-plus tyres at low pressure spread your weight and grip where everything else digs in. Hand-built by you from bamboo and flax — strong enough for the expedition, fun enough for the beach on a Sunday.
Klarna and Shop Pay at checkout · Cycle to Work accepted
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1-year kit warranty · 14-day returns on unopened kits · ships in ~2 weeks
Build your own — and help fund a place on our Build to Bond prison programme.
- No power tools required — just basic hand tools
- Illustrated manual + 15+ hours of step-by-step video
- Lifetime community of 4,000+ builders for support
- Cycle to Work accepted — save through salary sacrifice
everything but the parts you already own.
One box: graded bamboo, the metalwork, the fibre and resin, the jig, the plan and the course. Fork, wheels and groupset are yours to choose.
- 1 heat-treated Moso bamboo tubespre-shaped, with spares
- 2 CNC head tube, bottom-bracket shell and modular dropouts
- 3 flax fibre and two-part epoxy resinfor the joints
- 4 plywood alignment jig and 1:1 frame plan
- 5 illustrated manual + 15 hours of videoand the builder community
Spares included. If anything in the box is not right, we replace it.
will it take my parts?
The numbers you need to check a part you already own. The kit is the frame — fork, wheels and groupset are yours to choose.
- tyres
- 26 × 4″ fat tyres
- rear spacing
- 190 mm or Boost 170 tell us which at checkout
- brakes
- Disc disc-ready as standard
- wheel size
- 26″
- build time
- 30–45 hrs across a few weekends
no customs bill at the door
| Destination | Shipping | Duty & tax |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £12 | Included |
| Europe | £25 | Paid by us |
| USA & Canada | £45 | Paid by us |
| Rest of world | £75 | Paid by us |
The price at checkout is the price the kit costs you. We pay the import duty and tax before it ships, so the courier has nothing to collect when it arrives.
Sydney, Large kit: £385 kit + £75 shipping = £460 total, and nothing further on delivery.
Packed by hand and shipped twice a week, tracked all the way. Kits have reached 45 countries.
built to fit you
| Frame size | Rider height | Inseam |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 148–163 cm | 68–74 cm |
| S | 160–173 cm | 74–80 cm |
| M | 170–183 cm | 78–86 cm |
| L | 180–193 cm | 84–92 cm |
| XL | 190–203 cm | 90–100 cm |
| 2XL | 200 cm + | 98 cm + |
Inseam is the better guide — measure barefoot, floor to crotch. Bands overlap on purpose: if you fall between two, choose the smaller frame.
Your frame's size is set on the jig you build on — so pick the size that matches your fit, then fine-tune with seatpost, stem and saddle. Being between sizes is normal: build the smaller one.
Outside these sizes? Build a custom frameyour build helps fund accredited skills courses — inside prisons and schools.
complete your build, the easy way.
The kit is the frame. Add a matched component pack — fork, wheels, groupset, finishing kit — and you're ride-ready. Or source parts from any bike shop; your frame fits all major groupsets.
Everything to build the bamboo fatbike frame.
Bars, wheels, drivetrain and finishing kit, chosen for your build.
A complete, one-of-a-kind fatbike — built by you.
Add the component packPrefer to choose your own parts? Skip the pack — the frame works with any standard groupset, and we'll advise.
in the kit
Heat-treated Moso bamboo tubes (with spares), a full-size frame blueprint, a plywood alignment jig, the CNC metal parts that the steering, cranks and wheels bolt to (head tube, bottom-bracket shell and dropouts), flax fibre (the reinforcing fibre you wrap each joint with), two-part epoxy resin, and an illustrated manual plus 15+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials.
you'll add
Fork, wheels, groupset, handlebars, saddle and finishing components. Grab a complete component pack from us, or source parts from any bike shop.
you've got this — and we've got you
you can't really ruin it
The glue is slow and adjustable, each joint wrap is additive (more = stronger), and a cured joint simply sands back to shape. The kit even ships with spare bamboo — at no single point is a mistake permanent.
tools you'll need
- Hacksaw
- Files
- Sandpaper
- Tape measure
- A rounded wood file
- Electrical & masking tape
- A 1200×600mm board
- No power tools needed
you're never on your own
Stuck mid-build? Get help fast through our builder forum, step-by-step YouTube videos, WhatsApp and email. Most of our builders start with zero experience.
caring for your frame
Seal the bamboo and store it indoors; dry it after wet rides. A frame you built — and understand — is one you can maintain and repair yourself for years.
warranty, returns & shipping
- 1-year warranty on the kit materials
- Full refund within 14 days on unopened, unused kits
- Ships in ~2 weeks · UK £12 · Europe £25 · USA £45 · rest of world £75
See a frame come together.
The same hand-build every kit follows — start to finish, on camera.
The material provides natural suspension.
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rated by the builders who made one
I took it to the beach. Then the forest. Then snow. It handles everything I throw at it.
Fatbike Builder, Home kit buildIt's very smooth, and it has some kind of suspension due to the very low tyre pressure of 0.5 bar.
Christopher · custom bamboo fatbikebefore you build.
What tyre sizes will it fit?
Designed for 26×4" or 27.5×4" fat tyres, with massive clearance for sand, snow and soft ground. Planning an unusual tyre setup? Ask us and we'll confirm the exact maximum clearance before you order.
What terrain is a fatbike actually for?
Soft, loose and slippery ground — dry sand, packed snow, mud, beach and bog. The very wide tyres run at low pressure so your weight spreads out and floats over the surface instead of sinking into it. They're also a confidence-inspiring, forgiving ride on normal trails.
Is a bamboo frame strong enough for expeditions and a loaded bike?
Will it survive cold, wet, sand and salt?
Finished frames are sealed with epoxy resin, so they shrug off cold and wet. After beach or salt rides, rinse off sand and salt, dry the bike, and store it indoors — do that and with proper care it'll give you years of riding.
What gearing and components does it take?
The frame is the frame — you add fork, fat-specific wheels, drivetrain, bars and finishing kit (a fat-tyre fork and wide rims are the parts to get right). Source them from any bike shop, or take a matched component pack from us and we'll advise on fat-specific spec.
