O heck yeah, unless it's poorly cured or weak for some other reason. Normal bamboo is really strong. I'm about 180 and have made tripods out of 1" stuff.
Look the pieces over really well for cracks and splits. These Pier 1 poles are made to be decorative and not as structural. That's my only concern. I haven't seen them in person though. They're probably fine.
Also I have to emphasize that making your tripod too splayed puts stress on the bend. You want it to be as vertical as possible and still stable, that way you put stress on the compression of the bamboo which is much more stable. IMHO that is...
Also, I know it's not sexy but putting rubber chair tips on the ends makes it much more stable. I recently did this and was surprised how much difference it made. Would also protect the ends from cracking/splitting.
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