Diodra, a Romania-based bicycle company, claims its forthcoming S3 e-bike, which is built on a laminated bamboo frame, is the world’s lightest e-bike. However, even at a weight of just 15 kilograms (33 lb), the S3 may not actually be the world’s lightest e-bike, but it’s most likely to be … [continued]
Could bamboo replace carbon fiber in many common auto-industry applications in the near future? Could the cheap, lightweight, renewable material preempt the mainstream use of the high-tech but expensive material? Could the economic advantages inherent in the material prove themselves too good to pass up? Hard questions to answer, but some … [continued]
How does paying $5000 dollars for a bamboo bike sound? :/ Hard to say, huh?… Well, for those interested, you’re in luck, the limited-edition bicycles — part of a collaboration between American fashion designer Marc Jacobs and Panda Bicycles in Colorado — are, for the time being, still available. And, … [continued]
The Bamboo Bicycle Club, a bicycle company located in east London, is now offering monthly courses where they will teach you how to build your own custom bamboo bike. And for comparatively cheap, too — the total expenses are only £389 for the full weekend course and bike frame. … [continued]
