char1es.net » make http://char1es.net musings of a peripatetic Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:57:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ridable Bamboo Bike! http://char1es.net/2008/05/01/ridable-bamboo-bike/ http://char1es.net/2008/05/01/ridable-bamboo-bike/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 03:16:11 +0000 Nathan http://char1es.net/2008/05/01/ridable-bamboo-bike/

Finished, originally uploaded by Nathan.Charles.

The Bamboo Bike is finally ridable. I won’t say done because I think there is still some more work I want to do, but I rode it today. It rides really nice. I don’t know if that’s surprising or not. I’ve learned a lot during the process and I think I should build another one just to fix all the little things I could have done differently.

Jason from Back Alley Bikes gave me a hand by building it up. I put some pictures up on flickr

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Bamboo Bike Frame, originally uploaded by Nathan.Charles.

I’ve been working on this frame off and on since August. I finally got it ready to build up a few days ago. It’s not the prettiest frame in the world. But I made it, it’s bamboo, and that’s cool. This afternoon I went down the bike shop and ordered parts so I could build it. up. I’m planning on building it up as fixed gear bike. It should be lots of fun.

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