Cyclists are being given the unique opportunity to build bikes using golden bamboo and take part in a mass-participation ride at the Eden Project.

Eden is teaming up with the Bamboo Bicycle Club to create a workshop where riders can design and make their own bikes from canes grown at the project.

The bamboo bike build is set to take place from May 4-6 in advance of the third annual Eden Classic sportive on Sunday May 7.

Bamboo Bicycle Club is a London-based social enterprise that has been running for four years.  

Its team of experts teaches people to build their own custom bicycle frame using bamboo and the bikes are used for regular commutes, racing, off-roading and traveling around the world.

Participants will learn how to build their own bicycle frame on-site, beginning with the initial bamboo selection and cutting, right through to fitting the wheels. 

They will also have free admission to the Eden Project and the Eden Classic, which takes hundreds of riders on a choice of three routes from Eden to the Cornish coast and countryside.

The frame build costs £650, plus VAT, and in an additional one-day workshop the Bamboo Bicycle Club team will teach riders how to fit the rest of the bike, either through recycling components (wheels, handlebars etc) from an old bike or fitting new ones.

To take part in the bamboo bike build, e-mail [email protected]