Bamboo Bike

Check out this bamboo bike at http://www.bmeres.com/bambooframe.htm

It looks really cool and it should be flexible and light.

For some time now, I have been fixated with the idea of building my own bike. I discussed this with Rohan and we are trying to figure out what materials to use.

I am thinking of fibre-glass since carbon-fibre seems very expensive. But now even bamboo seems viable. I am planning to start by building a frame for a road-bike so any ideas are welcome !!

Disc Brakes !!

For the past few weeks I have tried to configure my disc pads to not touch the disk while riding. But try as I might, I couldn't get it to work. Plus, the front disc when engaged, would cause the front wheel to twist to one side.

I then removed my front brakes that the rear brakes should be enough :-)
I couldn't get the brake lever off since I need a small hex key to get it off. The front wheel rotates smoothly now. Initially, it was a bit scary to ride the bike since it took longer to come to a stop. I hope to replace it with V-brakes once Rohan gets his shop up and running.

The freewheel is also giving me some problems and I plan to open it up soon once I get the right tools.