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07-28-2010, 08:22 AM #1
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07-28-2010, 06:30 PM #2
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Don't they also make bamboo bikes at Calfee? a couple of people I know got bamboo bikes and I seem to recall they mentioned buying from Calfee...
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07-28-2010, 06:37 PM #3
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Do you know if these people liked their bamboo bikes?
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07-28-2010, 06:58 PM #4
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Oh, dude, Bamboo Bike Studio has a frame building class in San Francisco this fall.
$632 to build a frame
$948 with components (who cares if they are low grade, you build your frame and you learn how to build the complete... switch 'em later, eh?)
ETA: did you look at the slideshow? Did you *LOOK* at the slide show? Swoon! Ok, nothing else will do for my next bike except making my own bamboo bike.Last edited by KnottedYet; 07-28-2010 at 07:07 PM.
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07-28-2010, 07:17 PM #5
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I was so hoping someone here would tell me why a bamboo bike is a bad idea.
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07-28-2010, 07:23 PM #6
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Y'know, I betcha yer bamboo bike would be SAFER from thieves, cuz it'll look funny and they'll know they can't sell it. Yeah, that's it. You really should go down to that studio and make one for yourself. Really. <wink wink nudge nudge> Originally Posted by PamNY
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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07-28-2010, 07:36 PM #7
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Enablers! Each and every one of you!
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07-29-2010, 06:11 AM #8
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Why? We are the TE enablers, after all - we always say yes to a new bike... Originally Posted by PamNY
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12-10-2010, 08:19 PM #9
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i attended the first night of a workshop at the bamboo studio. it was awesome. for anyone here who decides to go to one. take plenty of snacks! it is amazing to watch my bike take form. i should start a new thread and upload photos. i am staying in a hotel for the workshop so i may wait until i get home to do that.
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07-29-2010, 06:10 AM #10
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Yes they both love it, apparently the bikes are really light and comfortable. Originally Posted by PamNY
Don't know if I would buy one though - maybe if I want the headline bike someday I'll go with a Delta7 first
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