Our good friend Robin Johnson dropped by the shop the other day to show us the prototype Bamboo Fixie bike he has made. The bike is super light, silent and rides like the wind we just love it and hope to get one from Robin to display in the shop.
Here is a little more info from the man himself,
The next bike i'm doing will have full carbon fibre seatstay (from the seat to the backwheel) but the rest of the frame will be bamboo and carbon fibre, with alu headtube and bb shell.
Costwise I'm looking at around the £2-300 mark for a frame and £350 upwards for a complete bike (depending on spec required) and It will take a week or so to build
All frames are fully custom and can be made to whatever dimensions and spec required - next few frames are gunna be fixies with horizontal dropouts and 120mm rear hub track spacings but i can change this if required
The website is on the way, but in the meantime I can be contacted on my email -
therisinguk@msn.comAdvantages of bamboo:
Sustainable - grows really quickly and is renewable
Strong - in it's purest form it's stronger than steel
Flexible - meaning it my flex a little but won't bend or snap
Lightweight - big bonus for bikes
Damps vibrations - very little noise which makes you feel like you're gliding along
Aesthetically pleasing - Looks hell good!
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