Mountain bike made of bamboo
The only problem for most of us is that its $2700. Not exactly budget friendly in these times, but its the future now. The company, Calfee Design, is working to improve their production process. For instance, it wants to grow the bamboo stalks in the right size for the bike frame components. That way they can go directly assembled into the bike. It would be like having “a factory in the field.”
Bamboo is underrated and none as a “poor man’s timber”. But in actuality it has a greater tensile strength (resistance to being pulled apart) than steel. It can withstand compression better than concrete too. Bamboo grows up to 60 feet tall and it has the same width from bottom to top. As a result all the compression strength is needed to hold its own weight and tensile strength to bend in the wind without breaking.
Calfee Design who started making bikes with carbon fiber is gambling bamboo will be the next hot bike material. Its eco friendly as bamboo grows fast like a weed and can easily be sustainably harvested.
Calfee Design is also working with the people of Ghana to help them grow their own bamboo bikes! Perhaps if we give them the knowledge then they can mass produce them for the masses and make them affordable for everyone! The project is called the Village Bicycle Project (VBP). Training on construction, repair, and maintenance is given to Ghanans. The metal components are derived from used bike parts in Ghana.
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October 1st, 2008 at 9:24 am |
This is one of the most crazy products I have seen recently.
My friend is a product manager for a byke Producer, I will certainly forward this as an idea to him.
Just instead of water bottle, they should assemble a fire bottle
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October 3rd, 2008 at 10:22 am |
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October 6th, 2008 at 2:53 am |
Hi,
Nice to come across this blog and the new product made of bamboo is good and also cool.But I hope it’s life time must be less then the normal one. Great job.
October 6th, 2008 at 8:07 am |
Wow nice, this is what I call really going green. It is heartening to see people come up with stuff like these.
Thanks a lot for sharing this, I will pass the links.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:39 am |
It is my first time to see such bike.It is creative.But i am worried about the safety.
October 9th, 2008 at 10:39 pm |
Does the bamboo make it more durable? I know that bamboo is really tough.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:32 am |
But there would be problems with overweight people right? I think this is something that should be encouraged though.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:22 am |
thank you for sharing
October 15th, 2008 at 5:19 am |
Sounds a ghood idea, but no suggestion of how to join these bamboo pieces together and the safety implications involved. I know I wouldn’t want my child riding these until I knew their safty record, enviromently friendly or not.
My conservatory bamboo chairs comes to mind, where th strapping always seems to give way.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:18 pm |
This is really crazy product
October 18th, 2008 at 11:32 am |
That bike looks sturdy, i wanna try it.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:23 pm |
A bamboo bike is exactly what my weird bike collection needs thanks. But I dont think it will beat my pocket bike.
November 11th, 2008 at 3:21 am |
I knew their safty record, enviromently friendly or not.
November 11th, 2008 at 3:23 am |
I know that bamboo is really tough.
November 11th, 2008 at 3:24 am |
It is heartening to see people come up with stuff like these.
November 14th, 2008 at 6:52 am |
I sometimes feel like it excludes a whole group of people that would love to do good for the environment but cannot afford to buy the real expensive stuff.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:36 am |
This is a good and eco-friendly gift.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:51 am |
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January 12th, 2009 at 9:28 am |
Lol.
I am not really sure if I believe that this is really a real product!
I guess for simple road riding it will be ok as bamboo is pretty strong and durable, but for off roading or on any bumpy surface, this thing would probably fall apart.
I’ll stick to my Trek - for now anyway!
February 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am |
Wow. never seen a bike out bamboo. Its really great for people to design it and make it. I would love to ride it.
Seems really interesting.
February 27th, 2009 at 3:52 am |
wow..what a bike..
March 26th, 2009 at 12:09 pm |
Hehe that’s quite insane, but i like it
April 15th, 2009 at 2:10 pm |
I love this idea! I am sure many people who do not have much budget for new mountain bike will create like this.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:22 pm |
Is this a Eco-Friendly bike? I think it is a good idea. I love it!
April 28th, 2009 at 3:36 am |
That,s a good step might be it better then the other and economic too .well going keep it up
May 29th, 2009 at 6:02 am |
That bike looks great. Although its more of an adult taste - not sure kids would want to ride around on a bike like that. Well, not unless someone famous starts riding one first or its featured on some childrens cartoon.
June 15th, 2009 at 3:47 pm |
This is really good product.It is heartening to see people come up with stuff like these.Thanks a lot for sharing this
June 17th, 2009 at 3:49 am |
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. Thanks!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:24 pm |
wooooowwww … wonderful .. radical .. tnx
September 1st, 2009 at 12:24 am |
great article thank you
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:12 pm |
great post thank you
September 21st, 2009 at 5:30 am |
wooooowwww … wonderful bike.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:46 pm |
That is one cool looking bike, I would love to try it out and see how it holds up.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:26 pm |
I WANT ONE
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:22 am |
Mountain Biking is really a cool and fun activities to do. Whether its for leisure time or for racing and even for those who have their fitness goal.So enjoy this activities along with this cool stuff like heart rate monitor and GPS to make your mountain biking more enjoyable.
November 13th, 2009 at 8:53 am |
This is one of the craziest goods I have seen a moment ago.
My buddy is a manufactured goods administrator. I will undoubtedly to the fore. This is a suggestion to him.
Immediately as a substitute of water container, they should pull together a fire container
November 28th, 2009 at 5:26 pm |
This is such a great idea, I know bamboo is very strong and i would imagine comfortable love the idea would like to see bamboo bicycles in europe can you imagine a Bamboo High end road bike the likes of a
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November 28th, 2009 at 5:38 pm |
I want one of these bikes the guy who developed these Bicycles should win a nobel prize Cervelo Soloist
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:33 am |
This product is definitely eco-friendly. Making a cycle out of bamboo is really commendable. Innovation is at its best to see products like this. Also credit for its eco-friendly nature.
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December 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pm |
good bike.
December 22nd, 2009 at 7:27 am |
good bike… looking great..
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:51 pm |
Wow I bet this thing is so light that you would have to be careful in loose traction. I wonder how the rigidity works in rougher terrain.
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December 22nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm |
Wow I bet this thing is so light that you would have to be careful in loose traction. I wonder how the rigidity works in rougher terrain.
December 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm |
oo very cool
December 27th, 2009 at 9:41 pm |
unique bikes. let’s go green
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:35 pm |
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January 2nd, 2010 at 9:36 pm |
gooddd
January 6th, 2010 at 1:17 am |
Mountain bike made of bamboo. really? is it possible? anyway nice discovery. hope it would cost low and many people can avail!
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February 8th, 2010 at 12:58 am |
This Mountain bike made of bamboo looks very attractive.The company that designs and builds these bamboo bikes is fittingly called Organic Bikes, and they have taken the idea of a ‘green’ bicycle a step beyond what the industry has currently offered.