Talking of bamboo bicycles reminds me of Stan Lowe. Stan ran a bicycle shop not far from my home in England, he started the shop in his late teens and keep it open until his death when he was about 90 in the late 1980's. A few of us were asked to catalogue the shop after his death - it was like an Aladdin's Cave! If I had the money at the time, I would have bought it, lock, stock and barrel but as usual, we never have the money when we need it. We found relics of a bygone era including about 10 sets of pre WWII bamboo rims.

I finished building my first Bamboo Bicycle a few weeks ago.  I was pleasantly surprised to find this thread, I hadn't stumbled upon it until now.  I want to build more frames, but I'm having trouble finding bottom bracket shells and head tubes here in Chiang Rai.  Can anybody help me find them in Thailand?

Here is a pic of my first bike; 700c wheels, rigid fork, disc brakes, carbon fibre lugs, very comfortable and a great commuter/fitness ride.