About Bamboo Bikes Hawaii
Product development started when owner Barret Werk was around the age of 7. His first mission - to build wings out of bamboo and brown paper bags, in order to fly around his neighborhood to see friends and then later go on to explore the world. Werk's process has been greatly refined since then, but his sense of adventure in his work over the last 15 years in Hawaii, remains the same. Always pushing the limits and testing new materials to result in the best possible products.
Barret has always had three main interests. Woodworking, Sustainability and Biking. His background in fine woodworking developed while apprenticing with Parks & Parks in Hawi, Hawaii Island. After 9 years on Hawaii Island, he brought his skills and began a successful business on Oahu in 2009. He also spent many years working on organic farms around Hawaii Island, Australia, Germany and more. During his time on the land he started to experiment with joinery of materials that he encountered throughout his travels. His experience resulted into the creation of a livable bamboo structure. All the while he had continued his love for biking. Growing up in the Bay area, he became an avid mountain biker, competing for many years in the early years of the sports creation. He then continued onto bike touring internationally and has now been able to fuse all of his passions into his current work. From wood & bamboo furniture to home goods to bamboo bikes, all of his products are created with years of experience behind them.
The bamboo bike project evolved from many years of experimentation with Hawaiian bamboo. The first complete bike was shown at Hawaii's Woodshow in 2015. Winning awards in 2016 and 1st place in 2017. The first build your own workshop started at the Honolulu Museum of Art School in early 2017.
Barret has always had three main interests. Woodworking, Sustainability and Biking. His background in fine woodworking developed while apprenticing with Parks & Parks in Hawi, Hawaii Island. After 9 years on Hawaii Island, he brought his skills and began a successful business on Oahu in 2009. He also spent many years working on organic farms around Hawaii Island, Australia, Germany and more. During his time on the land he started to experiment with joinery of materials that he encountered throughout his travels. His experience resulted into the creation of a livable bamboo structure. All the while he had continued his love for biking. Growing up in the Bay area, he became an avid mountain biker, competing for many years in the early years of the sports creation. He then continued onto bike touring internationally and has now been able to fuse all of his passions into his current work. From wood & bamboo furniture to home goods to bamboo bikes, all of his products are created with years of experience behind them.
The bamboo bike project evolved from many years of experimentation with Hawaiian bamboo. The first complete bike was shown at Hawaii's Woodshow in 2015. Winning awards in 2016 and 1st place in 2017. The first build your own workshop started at the Honolulu Museum of Art School in early 2017.
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(808) 721-9375
By appointment: Honomu, Hawaii 96728
