David Wang, Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None!
Fee: $40.00
for bamboo
Workshop Overview
In the workshop everyone will make a up to four bamboo bicycle frames and participate in a discusison about how the experience of building a bicycle and the bamboo bicycle itself might be used in different contexts.
The workshop is broken down into three super fun stages: 1) Prepare and design your frame, 2) build the frame, 3) a ideation workshop on ideas for bamboo bicycles.
Please note that we have a maximum of 8 people for each workshop, but will build only 4 frames in each workshop. So, it might be best to do this with a friend so you can share the frame!
What is a bamboo bicycle?
At its core a bamboo bicycle is just another bicycle. However, we believe it’s special because making a bamboo frame is an accessible and fun experience regardless of ones skill level. In addition to this bamboo frames are: 1) light (~1.7kg); 2) vibration dampening; and 3) simply beautiful. The first bamboo bicycles was made in the 1890s, and in the past 10 years more and more people have been exploring how to use this material to make unique and personalized bicycles.
About the instructor
The course instructor, David Wang, has taught over 200 people to make their own bamboo bicycles in 2-day workshops in Beijing (Bamboo Bicycles Beijing). After arriving at MIT as a student in Urban Studies, David is excited to work across the MIT community to explore the potential of bamboo bicycles as method for building community and empowering young people.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: David Wang, 310-895-8280, DWANG8@MIT.EDU
| Jan/11 | Mon | 01:00PM-06:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/12 | Tue | 01:00PM-06:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/13 | Wed | 01:00PM-06:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/14 | Thu | 01:00PM-06:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/15 | Fri | 09:00AM-05:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
Workshop 1- This workshop will be extended across the whole week. The first day will be preparation and esign. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th days will be building the frames. Participants of this workshop can also elect to sign-up for the Bike Mechanics in the following week to install components on their bamboo frames.
4 OF 8 SPOTS WILL BE RESERVED FOR SUTD STUDENTS.
(Please do not sign up for both workshops!)
David Wang - Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing, Max Feldstein-Nixon - Assistant, Candy Yang - Assistant
| Jan/22 | Fri | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 9-451 |
| Jan/23 | Sat | 09:00AM-07:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/24 | Sun | 09:00AM-07:00PM | IDC (N52 3rd fl) |
| Jan/25 | Mon | 11:00AM-05:00PM | 9-451 |
This a second workshop in which we will make 4 bamboo bike frames. It will consist of a preparation day, two intensive build days, and a final wrap up and ideation day.
Please note that the workshop is not inclusive of components (wheels, pedals, seat, etc) to install on the bike frame but we're more than happy to help you find them and install them!
(Please DO NOT sign up for both workshop sessions!)
David Wang - Founder of Bamboo Bicycles Beijing, Max Feldstein-Nixon - Assistant, Candy Yang - Assistant