This seems like a fun, slightly expensive craft project but not a serious bicycle. Or maybe the problem is that it's a little _too_ serious of a bicycle.
$400 for just some tubes, glue, and dropouts, plus another $800-$2500 for the other parts needed to turn the frame into an actual bicycle, plus however much you value several days of labor, and then from their FAQ...
> How long will a bamboo bike frame last? It’s difficult to say. If you care for your bike as you would for a musical instrument...
Care for your bike like a musical instrument?! They can't be serious. That instrument had better be a steel triangle.
> Are Bamboo Bicycles strong enough? Absolutely! Over the hundreds of bamboo bikes built, they have travelled thousands of miles
Is that 10 miles each? That's not very reassuring.
> If you crash, won’t you get splinters? Likely, yes
Oh fun.
$400 for just some tubes, glue, and dropouts, plus another $800-$2500 for the other parts needed to turn the frame into an actual bicycle, plus however much you value several days of labor, and then from their FAQ...
> How long will a bamboo bike frame last? It’s difficult to say. If you care for your bike as you would for a musical instrument...
Care for your bike like a musical instrument?! They can't be serious. That instrument had better be a steel triangle.
> Are Bamboo Bicycles strong enough? Absolutely! Over the hundreds of bamboo bikes built, they have travelled thousands of miles
Is that 10 miles each? That's not very reassuring.
> If you crash, won’t you get splinters? Likely, yes
Oh fun.