Gravel Frame Build Kit
Adventure-ready geometry for gravel roads, light touring and bikepacking — hand-built by you from bamboo and flax.
Klarna and Shop Pay at checkout · Cycle to Work accepted
Not sure it's for you? Book a free 10-minute call
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. Profits fund accredited skills courses inside prisons and schools.
- Delivered duty paid — nothing to pay on arrival, anywhere we ship.
- Ships in ~2 weeks, tracked. UK £12 · Europe £25 · USA £45 · rest of world £75.
- 1-year warranty, 14-day returns on unopened kits, split bamboo replaced free for 3 months.
- Cycle to Work accepted — save 32–42%. Two kits, 15% off, applied at checkout.
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.
- tyre clearance
- 45 mm 700c
- rear spacing
- 135 / 142 mm modular dropout
- axle
- 12 mm thru or QR · singlespeed · hub gear
- brakes
- Disc post mount · flat mount with adapter
- bottom bracket
- BSA 68 mm threaded
- cable routing
- Internal mechanical or hydraulic
- mounts
- Rack + mudguard bikepacking ready
- build time
- 25–40 hrs across 2–4 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 gravel frame.
Fork, wheels, groupset, bars, saddle and finishing kit.
A complete, one-of-a-kind gravel bike — 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.
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.
Si meets with Emily Chappell, the creator of this amazing bamboo bike, to hear why your next bike should be made from bamboo.
Global Cycling Network
rated by the builders who made one
Woody made the full 8,288 miles with virtually no mechanical issues at all. All bikes are like magicians — but a bamboo bike multiplies that a hundredfold.
Kate Rawles, author of 'The Life Cycle'I've got five bikes and this is my favourite — it feels stiffer, dampens vibration better, and I feel safer and more confident on it.
Daan, gravel-touring build, Amersfoortbefore you build.
Do I need power tools?
What if I make a mistake?
How strong is bamboo, really?
Is it weatherproof?
Not sure which size?
Can I use Cycle to Work?
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