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Build a Bamboo Bicycle (And Light it up!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. You can go darker than this. It just depends on how much time you want to
spend, and what you want the bamboo to look like.
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1. These hold the BB shell in line with the rear axle.
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1. These nuts hold the dropouts at the correct spacing.
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1. His legs were rusting, so I had to amputate them.
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1. The gap there was filled later with cf and epoxy
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1. The bamboo could not fit over the lugs, so I did not need to miter the tubes.
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1. Bamboo!
2. Mitered
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1. This bit is really difficult to miter with hand tools.
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1. Drying....
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1. All tacked together. Now just the down tube to go.
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1. I masked off the tubes a little bit, to make cleanup easier.
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1. Light layer of carbon fiber
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1. RIP, Dremel.
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1. Starting to look like a real frame!
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1. Wrapped in electrical tape and drying.
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1. This is what the carbon looks like just after removing the tape. Not exactly
beautiful.
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1. This is one of the final coats of carbon, just after removing the tape. As you can
see, it is already very smooth.
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1. Brake bridge.
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1. More material is still needed here.
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1. I ground this away with a dremel.
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1. I ground this away with a dremel.
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1. Sanded down, and almost finished.
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1. Carbon source.
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1. Before filtering.
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1. After filtering.
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1. Yes, that is a kidney stone filter. Don't worry, it has been thoroughly washed.
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1. Like tar.
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1. All sanded, and ready to finish.
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1. I chose to clamp the seat post directly to the bamboo, so I wrapped the carbon
fiber all the way up, and cut a slit to prevent cracking.
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1. Varnished.
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1. Thin coat of epoxy on all joints.
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1. This color is the reason I sanded down the bamboo.
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1. I made a thin bamboo shim so the seat post fits snugly.
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1. I had to get rid of the antennae
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1. Pedals match the frame.
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1. The new bar setup is much more comfortable.
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1. Rough sketch of the circuit.
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1. 30 Ohm
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1. 2. -
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1. One node. Each rod will have 5 of these in parallel, and each set has two rods
in parallel.
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1. Test each node before wiring them all together
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1. Switch is here.
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1. Battery
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1. This is a 36 spoke wheel, and there aren't any parallel spokes opposite
eachother
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1. Starting to look like a real frame!
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1. This will become the seat tube and down tube.
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javajunkie1976 says:
Technochicken says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Bamboo-Bicycle-And-Light-it-up/
javajunkie1976 says:
IcanCwhatUsay says:
mguer133 says:
How heavy (or lighter) does this bike turn out to be, compared to the older version?
Technochicken says:
mJusticz says:
snelpiller says:
jmitch77 says:
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