Make your own bamboo bike
Learn to build your own eco-friendly bicycle while helping to support sustainable industry and eco-travel in Ghana.
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I've always loved the concept of eco friendly traveling where people find so many new ideas to reduce their carbon footprint. Bamboo bike is one such idea where the cost of making is less and impacts very less to the environment.
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we also manufacture bamboo bike in China. please contact us: bellengao @gamil.com
Which species of bamboo is used for bike?
Hi, Zahid, this is what Sean Murray from the Bamboo Bike Studio said:
"We've had great results using Phyllostachys nuda, aka rock bamboo, aka nude sheath bamboo. It's very common in the Northeast, hardy down to about -10F. It's a running bamboo (as opposed to clumping; there are no clumping species in the US Northeast) which means that there's one culm/rhizome. Best of all, it reaches maturity in about three years and can be harvested sustainably."
Hope that helps!
Well, I'm pretty sure that the bikes made in the African factories -- once that gets up and running -- will be a lot cheaper than $1000 :) The classes are in part a fundraiser --
The idea of bamboo bikes is so far the best idea i have heard of ! But regarding the money this may be a problem with people who do not have money to purchase a bamboo bikes. But so far there great !
