An all carbon bike?

A while back my awesome LBS gave me a box of carbon tubes and lugs and said “You’re the right person to give these too!”. And with that I had 4 frames to build, one of which I’ve completed.  Take a squizz:

The process wasn’t a simple one. Here’s what I did:

  • Bonded all carbon tubes and dropouts together
  • Sanded and filed those back.
  • Drilled and riveted front derailleur clamp
  • Drilled and set water bottle bosses
  • Drilled custom internal cable routing
  • 3D printed custom rear brake boss
  • 3D printed cable stop for front derailleur cable
  • Masked and handpainted the colour stripes with enamel paint
  • Flat black enamel spray followed by 3 coats of gloss enamel spray.

 

What does this mean for bamboo? Well, I don’t know at this stage. It’s certainly easier working with full carbon, pre-made tubes! Maybe there’ll be another bamboo bike made soon… only time will tell.