DIY bamboo bike frame

We have covered making a bamboo bike once or twice before. OK, maybe more like 3 or 4 times! What can I say, we <3 bicycles! Here is yet another DIY bamboo bike frame, however the construction of this one is a bit different. What really caught my attention on this build was the use of paper templates for cutting all the miters. It’s a really cool technique that allows the bamboo to hide almost all the structural metal parts, making this the ultimate Gilligan’s Island ride. Very cool!

In the Maker Shed:

MAKE: Volume 11 includes a special “DIY Wheels” section, with plans for making a mobile drive-in movie theater, a cool chopper out of an old bicycle, and a pedal powered iPod charger.