The Alabamboo Make and Ride

About Us A team of young cyclists departed from Greensboro, AL and rode across the US on bicycles made from Alabama-grown bamboo.

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A video montage of our 3,000 mile/2 month-long bike tour from Greensboro, AL to San Francisco, CA on bikes made out of bamboo. More at ridealabamboo.com

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Check out this stop motion piece that was part of a 104 mile day from Grand Junction, CO to Moab, UT. More videos from the ride coming soon!

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Photos from the build and bike tour from Team Alabamboo member, Marc O'Brien.

View more on Flickr.

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Had an amazing time last night at the Bamboo Bike Studio in SF as we presented our the Alabamboo Make & Ride tour. Taco truck, Tecaté, great people!

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Join Team Alabamboo this Wednesday as we celebrate the end of our journey with our friends, family, and supporters. Stop by the Bamboo Bike Studio at 6pm to mingle with the team, check out the space, and learn how you can build your own bamboo bike. Google Map.

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WE MADE IT! Without the help and support from our family, friends, and the countless people we've met along the way, Team Alabamboo couldn't have embarked on this amazing journey.

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Crissy Field, TODAY!

Join Team Alabamboo today, 12-2pm at Crissy Field as we finish our cross-country bike tour. After we ride across the Golden Gate, we’ll head to the picnic area at West Bluff. Meet the team, check out our bikes, and hear about our trip.

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Our last night together, we stayed at the Lavelle's family house in Lagunitas, CA. A little R&R before our ride into the city.

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Tonight we’re in Sonoma, CA enjoying amazing weather and an amazing dinner with our Couchsurfing hosts.

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Check out this article written by Anne Macquarie, our awesome host in Carson City, NV. 

(via Fresh ideas: Riding bamboo from East to West | NevadaAppeal.com)

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Just hanging out in beautiful Napa County, enjoying the landscape.

Oh, and the roads. Oh, and the flat tires! Not!

Please! Throw your glass bottles on the side of the road! There is not enough broken glass in our path.

We wish there were more cars in California!

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SF Meet & Greet this Saturday

Join us this Saturday, 7/30 from 12-2pm at Crissy Field as we finish our cross-country bike tour. After we ride across the Golden Gate, we'll head to the picnic area at West Bluff. Meet the team, check out our bikes, and hear about our trip. More info? Email [email protected] Thanks. See you there.

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Our Couchsurfing hosts invited us to the local bike coop, Davis Bike Collective, for an outdoor film screening spotlighting Peter Wagner, a local bike builder. Great short film, great space, great people.

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Blazing through the American River Bike Trail on our way to Davis tonight. No cars, no worries.

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Visiting Marc's Aunt and cousins in Placerville, CA. ¡Mi Familia!

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The benefit of climbing is the reward of going downhill. Yesterday we made our way from Carson City, NV and crossed into CA. We climbed over Carson's Pass (8,573 ft) and camped at Woods Lake (pictured above). Today we dropped 6,000+ feet as we entered Placerville, CA.

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We couldn't think of any words to describe this photo. Maybe words can't describe what we're feeling right now. See you soon, SF!