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Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor - Yahoo! News
When I saw this I was confused because cardboard is known to be rigid, but VERY weak when kinked.
But, it looks like this guy has done the impossible and made a functional bike out of $9 worth of materials, all of which are highly recyclable. He says that cardboard will replace metal in time. It would be nice to have a disposable MTB frame... Don't you think? Just go for a few rides, and recycle the frame! Scavenge the components and put 'em on your next frame.
What are your opinions about this new material for bikes? Will this just come and go and not leave a mark in history? Or will it change biking forever?
I think it'll be like CF. Now it's in its larval stage, still developing. But soon, it might surpass conventional materials, at least, in some areas.
But, it looks like this guy has done the impossible and made a functional bike out of $9 worth of materials, all of which are highly recyclable. He says that cardboard will replace metal in time. It would be nice to have a disposable MTB frame... Don't you think? Just go for a few rides, and recycle the frame! Scavenge the components and put 'em on your next frame.
What are your opinions about this new material for bikes? Will this just come and go and not leave a mark in history? Or will it change biking forever?
I think it'll be like CF. Now it's in its larval stage, still developing. But soon, it might surpass conventional materials, at least, in some areas.