As I mentioned in the last post, I chose to order a bamboo bike frame kit from Bamboobee
Before I ordered, I asked a few questions about the frame
options via email. I soon came to learn
that Sunny, the founder and main proprietor, was the primary contact. It was fun knowing I was talking directly with the founder. Even though they are located in Singapore, the interactions were very responsive and customer focused.
Next I ordered online. Bamboobee uses Paypal for payments.
Before they ship, you get a survey which asks you some more
questions about your frame and some extra parts. Bamboobee provides many of the additional parts
needed to round out your bike – like fork, handlebars, seat and post, brakes,
pedals and crank, etc. (all but the wheels). I chose to get a frame with dropouts that would work with disc brakes.
Another thing to note is that they cannot ship the epoxy, so
you need to order it independently. It
seems the gold standard is West Systems - http://www.westsystem.com/ss/. I ended
up purchasing mine on Amazon. I also opted for Bamboobee's epoxy working kit (gloves, sticks, cups, apron, etc.)
It shipped via DHL so it arrived fairly quick. The experience of opening the box worth another blog, so I will save that for next time.
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