tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post3355884298215561882..comments2024-03-20T08:48:35.092-04:00Comments on BuildIts: Building a Bamboo Bike FrameBen Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-60853228654468992302019-04-09T04:20:16.616-04:002019-04-09T04:20:16.616-04:00Hi, how did you make the cable stoppers? Are they ...Hi, how did you make the cable stoppers? Are they also bamboo?Tom843800https://www.blogger.com/profile/02911634977024476234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-41061802210688194762016-07-30T07:25:12.766-04:002016-07-30T07:25:12.766-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536001266903439862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-73596637629642093512016-07-02T11:53:27.654-04:002016-07-02T11:53:27.654-04:00Hi Ben i just want to ask the dimension of the bra...Hi Ben i just want to ask the dimension of the brake bridge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-91606600447264127232015-07-03T06:47:17.419-04:002015-07-03T06:47:17.419-04:00Do you have any of that Tow left??? or know where ...Do you have any of that Tow left??? or know where to get it cheap? i cannot find it for less than hundreds of dollarsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101177603781863820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-61036923781123261232015-04-19T15:06:30.148-04:002015-04-19T15:06:30.148-04:00you should have cut the seat tube at the side clos...you should have cut the seat tube at the side closest to the handlebars as the least amount of pressure is put on there by the the seatpost when ur sitting on itnickyrochenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-5722116696049778652013-09-08T17:33:42.294-04:002013-09-08T17:33:42.294-04:00Really thanks for sharing the process!
I will try ...Really thanks for sharing the process!<br />I will try to build one 1 month later, hope I can also build a good one :)國益https://www.blogger.com/profile/11832784156276865753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-13350194090570695552013-09-08T03:12:50.420-04:002013-09-08T03:12:50.420-04:00The seatpost has has not been a problem.The seatpost has has not been a problem.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-24548889449474782012013-08-17T14:27:54.549-04:002013-08-17T14:27:54.549-04:00Hey man do you regret not putting in a seatpost sh...Hey man do you regret not putting in a seatpost shim? Has your bamboo broken around the seatpost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-57577988366456587112013-04-07T14:44:42.028-04:002013-04-07T14:44:42.028-04:00Yep. Well spotted!Yep. Well spotted!Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-70393341049767035342013-04-07T07:24:32.224-04:002013-04-07T07:24:32.224-04:00Hey! That's the "robot in the woods"...Hey! That's the "robot in the woods" from your Art page! Lol!Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869178944996867823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-54404765572550582342012-12-03T17:57:39.219-05:002012-12-03T17:57:39.219-05:00I don't know exactly how much I used but it wa...I don't know exactly how much I used but it was under 1000 m of 12K tow.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-71153250564052457482012-11-16T14:32:00.757-05:002012-11-16T14:32:00.757-05:00Hi
I want to do it too! What do you think, how muc...Hi<br />I want to do it too! What do you think, how much carbon faber is enough? (i dont want to buy too much, because I will not use it)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214461156054397131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-69572972736101293642012-11-03T13:34:11.754-04:002012-11-03T13:34:11.754-04:00I never had that problem. What size wheel/tires a...I never had that problem. What size wheel/tires are you trying to use. My bike uses 700/23c tires, which are very narrow, and there is very little extra space between the tire and the chainstays.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-77417484670272288572012-11-03T13:30:57.135-04:002012-11-03T13:30:57.135-04:00Great pics! I am building a bike based on your pos...Great pics! I am building a bike based on your post. Problem I keep running into is the space between the cahinstays is too narrow to accommodate the rear wheel after installing the bamboo rods. Did you encounter this at all? I am tempted to extend the length of the chainstays but don't want to mess with the engineering of the bike too much...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093044225134229026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-84139547043037508072012-06-22T04:55:16.344-04:002012-06-22T04:55:16.344-04:00That's so a beautiful bamboo bike. thanks you ...That's so a beautiful bamboo bike. thanks you for your sharing.nanviolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213186963228404281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-37881563290221384182012-02-07T17:52:57.966-05:002012-02-07T17:52:57.966-05:00Hemp fiber is not as strong, and will be slightly ...Hemp fiber is not as strong, and will be slightly heavier than carbon fiber, but that being said, it has been shown to still work very well in bikes - Calfee Design uses hemp lugs on their bamboo bikes.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-90073820279626102052012-02-07T12:24:15.875-05:002012-02-07T12:24:15.875-05:00Hey Ben,
Beautiful work and result. Having just a...Hey Ben,<br /><br />Beautiful work and result. Having just acquired a frame to use in a similar way to your method, I am closer to getting going on mine.<br /><br />I have been planning on using hemp fiber instead of carbon tow. Any thoughts?<br /><br />duncanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-30840489701263692442011-09-06T21:29:06.947-04:002011-09-06T21:29:06.947-04:00I am sure that I used under 1000 meters of tow. I...I am sure that I used under 1000 meters of tow. I started with a 5000 m roll of it, and it hardly looks any smaller now. As for the thickness, tow is measured in strands. I used 12K tow, meaning that the tow has 12,000 strands in it. You can use other sizes (3K/6K are also popular), but you will need a proportionally longer length.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-22659194476419523252011-09-06T08:10:36.899-04:002011-09-06T08:10:36.899-04:00As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Indonesia (read: no ...As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Indonesia (read: no shortage of bamboo, a fair amount of time on my hands), this looks like the perfect project for my spare time. By chance do you have a rough idea how much carbon fiber tow you used? How wide was it? (Unfamiliar with the material, I am not sure if they come in different widths). I'm trying to gauge what size and how much to have sent. Thanks!Jonathan Fujiwarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152265570417665450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-74951202511589639392011-06-23T18:26:01.886-04:002011-06-23T18:26:01.886-04:00I don't actually know, since I cut it down mys...I don't actually know, since I cut it down myself.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-17385871220661802242011-06-23T18:23:40.326-04:002011-06-23T18:23:40.326-04:00what kind of bamboo did you use?what kind of bamboo did you use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-71924503142464352212011-04-04T18:46:58.356-04:002011-04-04T18:46:58.356-04:00What I did was paint on a layer, wrap a layer of t...What I did was paint on a layer, wrap a layer of tow over it, and paint on more epoxy. If you wet the tow before hand it would be impossible to work with.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-20304997450022277792011-04-04T18:39:05.715-04:002011-04-04T18:39:05.715-04:00Hi Ben
The bike looks fantastic!
Was the tow wet...Hi Ben<br /><br />The bike looks fantastic!<br /><br />Was the tow wet prior to wrapping ot could it br wrapped dry and then painted with epoxy?Scott Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211538533963477750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-31180209667298665502011-03-20T18:57:32.141-04:002011-03-20T18:57:32.141-04:00Thanks Ben, good to know. I might do something sim...Thanks Ben, good to know. I might do something similar to what you did (wrapping the seat post with wax paper) and try to make a small length of carbon fiber seat tube to stick into the bamboo. I'll let you know how that works (probably in a few months...)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757521847494376999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555364095586804046.post-52823485906842557562011-03-20T14:15:56.914-04:002011-03-20T14:15:56.914-04:00I have had no problems with the seat tube cracking...I have had no problems with the seat tube cracking. If you choose to clamp the seatpost directly to the bamboo, make sure to cut a slit in the top of the seat tube, and wrap the top of the tube in carbon to prevent it from splitting. However, I have noticed that the seatpost is a little too easy to twist. It does not ever slide down while riding, but sometimes if you hit the front of your seat from the side, the seat twists a little. If I were to build another, I would definitely use a segment a metal or carbon fiber seat tube to clamp the seatpost to, rather than clamping it directly to the bamboo.Ben Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816221191617788028noreply@blogger.com