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Made a bamboo bicycle frame the other weekend.

http://punkrockbikeclub.com/2014/03/deepwood/ :roll:
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I reckon it does :wink:
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Cool. I wonder how variable the riding characteristics are from frame to frame due to the natural variations in the bamboo. Looks to be similar principles to a plastic (carbon) bike with the resin and then the bamboo as the tensile strength element rather than the carbon fibres.
How much does it weigh?
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Easily qualifies, nice one :-bd .
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It weighs...erm, a fair bit.

Will weigh it at some point. I picked some quite big bits of bamboo which I hope mean it will be stronger.
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So I put the headset cups in and weighed it.

3.5kg!! :o

Hopefully as single speed the full bike won't be stupidly heavy.
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ctznsmith wrote:So I put the headset cups in and weighed it.

3.5kg!! :o

Hopefully as single speed the full bike won't be stupidly heavy.
I have a new found respect for these bamboo bike riders :wink:

Lettuce snow what the rides like, I'd be interested in how it performs. :geek:

EDIT: Cor, those calfeedesign bamboo frames look neat. Suspect it would take me more than 40 hours to design and build on of them... :shock:
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Zippy wrote:I have a new found respect for these bamboo bike riders :wink:

Lettuce snow what the rides like, I'd be interested in how it performs. :geek:
Good smartphone autocorrect there ;)
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