bamboo bike!

[mimitabby]

http://www.mcmwin.com/calfee%20bamboo.htm

[lph]

good heavens

I wonder how much it weighs??

but I don't think I'd want to crash with one of those imaging spiky things sticking out every which way

[margo49]

How would it stand up to rain? (Monsoons?)
Would it sprout? (Thinking of WWII tortures my uncles talked about)

[chickwhorips]

wow! that looks really neat. i love bamboo, never thought of it on a bike though.

mimi where do you find all these neat bikes?

[bcipam]

I've seen the banboo bike each year at Interbike and discussed the durability of the bike with the Caffee folks. The bike is very beautiful - the bamboo is very flexible and comfortable to ride. It is coated with a ton of resin so can withstand being in the rain etc. It's light although not as light other bikes. I think more than anything its the novelty of the bike. They do sell quite a few but honestly I have never seen one ridden. I bet it's more of a collectors item.

[DebW]

Are those really wooden rims?

[mimitabby]

looks like wood to me, Deb; and Chick,
I spend too much time sitting in front of a computer!! might as well explore!

[SalsaMTB]

Last time I was in Palo Alto, CA there was a bike shop (Velo Tech maybe?) that had one in stock. Sadly, I worked too late to go see it, I only saw it in the window.

I saw it at interbike also. It's pretty sweet looking!

[KnottedYet]

I waaaaaaaaant.....

[mimitabby]

i just want to pick it up and then ride it. I don't have to keep it.

[MomOnBike]

Oh my, what a beauty.

I want one. (wipes drool off keyboard)

[emily_in_nc]

I think it's gorgeous!!!

Emily

[KnottedYet]

$3,000 for a bamboo cross-frame? no problem! let me go get my checkbook! <drool, drool>

[roguedog]

It's the eco-vegetarian bike! Energy renewable in some many ways..

[SJCzar]

That is very cool looking. You'd probably have to answer alot of questions everywhere you went with it.

It would match my bamboo snowboard quite nicely.