Mountain bike made of bamboo

calfee bamboo mountain bike
The only problem for most of us is that its $2700. Not exactly budget friendly in these times, but its the future now. The company, Calfee Design, is working to improve their production process. For instance, it wants to grow the bamboo stalks in the right size for the bike frame components. That way they can go directly assembled into the bike. It would be like having “a factory in the field.”

Bamboo is underrated and none as a “poor man’s timber”. But in actuality it has a greater tensile strength (resistance to being pulled apart) than steel. It can withstand compression better than concrete too. Bamboo grows up to 60 feet tall and it has the same width from bottom to top. As a result all the compression strength is needed to hold its own weight and tensile strength to bend in the wind without breaking.

Calfee Design who started making bikes with carbon fiber is gambling bamboo will be the next hot bike material. Its eco friendly as bamboo grows fast like a weed and can easily be sustainably harvested.

Calfee Design is also working with the people of Ghana to help them grow their own bamboo bikes! Perhaps if we give them the knowledge then they can mass produce them for the masses and make them affordable for everyone! The project is called the Village Bicycle Project (VBP). Training on construction, repair, and maintenance is given to Ghanans. The metal components are derived from used bike parts in Ghana.

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51 Responses to “Mountain bike made of bamboo”

  1. collaborative-writing says:

    This is one of the most crazy products I have seen recently.

    My friend is a product manager for a byke Producer, I will certainly forward this as an idea to him.

    Just instead of water bottle, they should assemble a fire bottle :)

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  2. Gadgetopolis at Burst Blog says:

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  3. Frida says:

    Hi,
    Nice to come across this blog and the new product made of bamboo is good and also cool.But I hope it’s life time must be less then the normal one. Great job.

  4. Organic Gifts says:

    Wow nice, this is what I call really going green. It is heartening to see people come up with stuff like these.

    Thanks a lot for sharing this, I will pass the links.

  5. denver says:

    It is my first time to see such bike.It is creative.But i am worried about the safety.

  6. Pocket Bike says:

    Does the bamboo make it more durable? I know that bamboo is really tough.

  7. Wedding Favors says:

    But there would be problems with overweight people right? I think this is something that should be encouraged though.

  8. izmir evden eve says:

    thank you for sharing

  9. DIY Conservatories says:

    Sounds a ghood idea, but no suggestion of how to join these bamboo pieces together and the safety implications involved. I know I wouldn’t want my child riding these until I knew their safty record, enviromently friendly or not.
    My conservatory bamboo chairs comes to mind, where th strapping always seems to give way.

  10. free credit report says:

    This is really crazy product

  11. rhinoguy says:

    That bike looks sturdy, i wanna try it.

  12. pocket bikes says:

    A bamboo bike is exactly what my weird bike collection needs thanks. But I dont think it will beat my pocket bike.

  13. Skip Hire says:

    I knew their safty record, enviromently friendly or not.

  14. Skip Hire says:

    I know that bamboo is really tough.

  15. Skip Hire says:

    It is heartening to see people come up with stuff like these.

  16. home furniture says:

    I sometimes feel like it excludes a whole group of people that would love to do good for the environment but cannot afford to buy the real expensive stuff.

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    This is a good and eco-friendly gift.

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  19. Carbon Fiber Bike says:

    Lol.

    I am not really sure if I believe that this is really a real product!

    I guess for simple road riding it will be ok as bamboo is pretty strong and durable, but for off roading or on any bumpy surface, this thing would probably fall apart.

    I’ll stick to my Trek - for now anyway!

  20. LittleSwag says:

    Wow. never seen a bike out bamboo. Its really great for people to design it and make it. I would love to ride it.

    Seems really interesting.

  21. LittleSwag says:

    wow..what a bike..

  22. Tapestries says:

    Hehe that’s quite insane, but i like it ;)

  23. Jielea says:

    I love this idea! I am sure many people who do not have much budget for new mountain bike will create like this.

  24. Tap Dance Songs says:

    Is this a Eco-Friendly bike? I think it is a good idea. I love it!

  25. Medieval Swords says:

    That,s a good step might be it better then the other and economic too .well going keep it up

  26. Bicycle Accident Claims says:

    That bike looks great. Although its more of an adult taste - not sure kids would want to ride around on a bike like that. Well, not unless someone famous starts riding one first or its featured on some childrens cartoon.

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  29. Evden Eve Nakliyat says:

    wooooowwww … wonderful .. radical .. tnx

  30. kurye says:

    great article thank you

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    wooooowwww … wonderful bike.

  33. kids furniture says:

    That is one cool looking bike, I would love to try it out and see how it holds up.

  34. curtis says:

    I WANT ONE

  35. randi says:

    Mountain Biking is really a cool and fun activities to do. Whether its for leisure time or for racing and even for those who have their fitness goal.So enjoy this activities along with this cool stuff like heart rate monitor and GPS to make your mountain biking more enjoyable.

  36. bestpricemoving says:

    This is one of the craziest goods I have seen a moment ago.
    My buddy is a manufactured goods administrator. I will undoubtedly to the fore. This is a suggestion to him.
    Immediately as a substitute of water container, they should pull together a fire container

  37. Brigo says:

    This is such a great idea, I know bamboo is very strong and i would imagine comfortable love the idea would like to see bamboo bicycles in europe can you imagine a Bamboo High end road bike the likes of a
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  38. Brigo says:

    I want one of these bikes the guy who developed these Bicycles should win a nobel prize Cervelo Soloist

  39. Neon Clock says:

    This product is definitely eco-friendly. Making a cycle out of bamboo is really commendable. Innovation is at its best to see products like this. Also credit for its eco-friendly nature.

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    good bike.

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  43. Jeff D says:

    Wow I bet this thing is so light that you would have to be careful in loose traction. I wonder how the rigidity works in rougher terrain.

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  44. Heart Rate Monitor Watch says:

    Wow I bet this thing is so light that you would have to be careful in loose traction. I wonder how the rigidity works in rougher terrain.

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    unique bikes. let’s go green

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    Mountain bike made of bamboo. really? is it possible? anyway nice discovery. hope it would cost low and many people can avail!

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  51. bali villa accommodation says:

    This Mountain bike made of bamboo looks very attractive.The company that designs and builds these bamboo bikes is fittingly called Organic Bikes, and they have taken the idea of a ‘green’ bicycle a step beyond what the industry has currently offered.

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