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Hi Everyone, On a bittersweet note, co-founder of Bamboo Bike Studio and cultural icon, Sean Murray, is moving on from the bike building game. Sean is a brilliant guy, and we would not be what we are today without him. … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone. As a follow up to the development blog post… I graphed some of our building time logs. *This is not 100% accurate* but you can see how we’ve progressed over the past couple years in terms of building speed … Continue reading →

We’ve been working for a long time on making the benefits of bike making more accessible… in Brooklyn, San Francisco, at schools or communities where we are building factories. Fulfilling this mission takes a lot of people and a lot … Continue reading →

Every once in awhile I get chance to lean back in a chair. I stare up at the ceiling of half finished frames and think about all the bikes that have rolled out of the shop. Every bike has at … Continue reading →

Because Steve Jobs says so. To make your own tools is to be human.

Greensboro, Alabama’s BikeLab is about more than fixing bikes and building a few frames. Their goal is to create a self-sustaining, community-operated bike workshop. BikeLab directors Blair and Mark welcomed me and some kits down to come build frames with bamboo straight from their … Continue reading →

Cool article about a couple of guys spreading the joys of making and building. In Brooklyn, we have a place called 3rd Ward that is very similar, although less high tech. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11ping.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1283101317-53zEi3e5CRJUbDLTGx+jzg

I just read an upsetting article in the NYTimes. It’s sad for me to see the fishing industry get squeezed out of Portland. Everything I build and every skill I have, I trace back to working on my Dad and … Continue reading →