Fixie Test Ride in Tarlac
Fixie Bambike is build up and rolling smooth. Thanks to Manila Fixed Gear for the parts and to Agnes Bikeshop in Tarlac for the service. The bike weighs in at about 5 kilos and is very responsive. Road chatter is eaten up by the bamboo frame. Check back in for detailed shots and specs…
Getting Up to Speed
Our bike builders from Gawad Kalinga are improving the quality of the bambike frames. They are also getting into the swing of things – ramping up production and finishing a few bike frames every week. These guys continue to impress me with their passion for this work. They take pride in making high-quality handcrafted products. … Read more
Training More Builders
Fred is Bamb’s newest frame builder. He has experience building bamboo baskets and is now learning how to build bamboo bike frames.
Growing Bikes
Reno and Ferdie harvest choice bamboo poles Kids gather around the solar dryer box just finished by our great carpintero Melchor More GK Victoria villagers are becoming involved in the bambike building process. Extra help is being employed to harvest bamboo – it is a good time to harvest now because it has been so … Read more
Gawad Kalinga Bike Builders
Ferdie and Nel from GK Victoria show off their hard work at a Gawad Kalinga Bayan Anihan Festival.
BAMB aims to create as many jobs as possible for the people that need them the most. We are currently setting up a workshop in their village so that they can be provided with full-time employment and earn fair, living wages. They will take on apprentices and train them to build bamboo bicycles as well. Health Care and participation in the Social Security System are some of the benefits that they will receive as a result of this project. We are working towards developing a better way of doing business.
Happy New Year!
As 2010 rolls in, so do a few more bike frames. We are slowly getting up to speed here at Bamb Ecological Technology. New building techniques are being developed and more bike builders are being trained. It looks like we are going to have a very busy year. I’m setting up a bambike building workshop … Read more
Back to BamBusiness!
I’ve returned from my BamBusiness trip to the US and am back to building bamboo bicycles! Just today I tacked up another ‘city bike’ frame and prepped a new prototype, which will be put together tomorrow (details of the new technique to be revealed soon). The plan is to build a few frames every week … Read more
Welcome to Bambike.com
Bamb EcoLogical Technology is a company aiming to help out people and the planet. We are a socio-ecological enterprise that makes bamboo bicycles with fair-trade labor in the Philippines. Our goal is to make the most sustainable bikes in the world. We are dedicated to social and environmental stewardship. Please bear with us as we … Read more
