What are the benefits of a bamboo bicycle frame?

Quite honestly, there are only two benefits, and both are aesthetic: * Bamboo is a natural material and makes people feel good about sustainability. * Bamboo looks really pretty. read more

Bamboo is easy to work with - I can make a lighter bicycle frame by bonding together carbon fiber tubes, by hand, in my garage. Carbon is a more uniform material too, so you’ll get a better final result. Plus, putting bearings into a bamboo bicycle is an incredibly nontrivial challenge. read more

Bamboo bicycles are available in different types, depending on the rider: racing bicycles, road bicycles, and mountain bikes. While the frame is made of bamboo, the bamboo needs to be treated to seal it and prevent splitting. read more

When custom bike frame builder Craig Calfee needed a gimmick to attract attention to his designs at the Interbike show in Las Vegas 12 years ago, he turned to an unlikely material: bamboo. "The bike was a little too flexy, and the bamboo had a tendency to split," Calfee said of that first design. read more