About Bamboosero

Bamboosero's mission is to advance the production of bamboo bikes, fostered through entrepreneurship and training to enable self-sufficiency of the world's poor.

The driving force behind Bamboosero is Craig Calfee. As Craig said in a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, the idea of bringing his bamboo bike project came to him after a trip to Africa in the early 1980s. Since then, the idea has grown and gathered momentum as we've added partners.

Calfee has designed numerous types of bicycles using bamboo. Including, a track show bike, tandem bicycles, dutch bikes, an award winning road bike, as well as various other styles of bamboo bicycles. These are examples of the versatility, performance, and beauty bamboo brings to cycling.

Partners
Village Bicycle Project
http://www.ghanabikes.org/
Our mentors in Ghana, VBP has been working with bikes there for over nine years, getting thousands of people on donated bikes and teaching hundreds of mechanics how to maintain them.

The Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
We are working with Peace Corps Volunteers in Ghana, finding the best way to work with local people on setting up Bamboosero workshops. Their local knowledge and commitment to their villages is invaluable for this kind of work. Ghana was the first country that the Peace Corps started with in 1961.

Cyclists for Cultural Exchange
http://www.strawberryfields.org/
The CCE is famous in California for organizing the Strawberry Fields Forever Century ride. Their mission is to further peace and international understanding through exchanges between people with a common interest in cycling. The CCE has helped fund our start up costs and provides cultural exchange opportunities for some Bambooseros.

Cooper Hand Tools
http://www.cooperhandtools.com/
Makers of the finest hand tools. Cooper has supplied rasps and machetes to the African Bambooseros. The quality to value ratio is unbeatable and especially appreciated in these conditions

Clif Bar
http://www.clifbar.com/
An unofficial sponsor, Clif Bar employees have donated part of their annual allottment to Bamboosero in support of the Bamboo Bike Tour and to keep Craig fully energized during his travels.