Tag: bike frame

  • bamboo bike Part 4: brake bridge and water bottle holder

    bamboo bike Part 4: brake bridge and water bottle holder

    Besides the lugs, the other metal bits on this frame are the brake bridge and the screw bosses for the water bottle holder. For the brake bridge I started with some 1/2″ thick aluminum plate. I sketched a shape on cardboard, traced that onto the metal, and cut it out roughly with a bandsaw. The […]

  • bamboo bike Part 1: Frame-building Jig

    bamboo bike Part 1: Frame-building Jig

    Almost 9 months ago I built a frame jig for a bamboo bike. Between work and life, I didn’t actually finish the bike until Thansgiving, and I’m only getting around to blogging about it now. Here’s the finished bike: I’ve wanted to build a bamboo bike for a long time. More than a year ago, […]