Booomers International is a social enterprise based in Ghana that makes handmade bamboo bike frames that are unique, environmentally sustainable, and beautiful. Making these bamboo bicycles in their factory in Apaah, Ghana provides on-the-job training and sustainable employment to over 50 people in rural Ghana and provides indirect employment for over 200 farmers that cultivate and harvest the bamboo for the bicycles.
Bamboo is a fantastic lightweight and shockproof material, making it an ideal frame for use and for storage but also environmentally conscious. It is not cut down like trees because it is technically a grass, so the necessary lengths are cut but the bamboo continues to grow and remove carbon dioxide from the air. Even the epoxy is a plant-based eco-resin and local sisal is used for strong, durable joints. Besides the bike frames they also make other bamboo accessories like baskets and bike stands.