It wasn't that long ago that bamboo-framed bikes were thought of as a weird rarity. Thanks to its combination of durability, stiffness and vibration-damping characteristics, however, the material has ...

As much as we'd like to convince ourselves that appearances don't matter, they do. This isn't a lecture or a casual argument on the deeper meaning of life; we're just stating that appearances matter ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Bike maker Craig Calfee has found a way to grow bicycle frames in a field, with sunlight and water. He makes them out of bamboo. "It's like bonsai basically," said Calfee, who is ...

Romanian e-mobility startup Diodra is laying claim to making the world's lightest ebike with a bamboo frame. The S3 tips the scales at 15 kg (33 lb) and features an all-in-one hub drive that includes ...

Just don't let a panda borrow your bike: Boo Bicycles' CX, a lightweight racing bicycle, sells for $7,624. Bamboo-framed bicycles like these can be purchased at bike shops like Renovo Design in ...

The low-cost bike of the future might not come from Walmart, but your own living room. A group of London-based designers is pioneering a new system that uses a small 3-D printer to make strong, custom ...

Bicycles built with bamboo frames are inexpensive to make, strong, and durable. Here's how they're made, and how a team of engineers and bike enthusiasts hopes to make bamboo bike building a thriving, ...

Bicycle designer Craig Calfee likes to talk about the time a film crew tried to stress-test one of his bamboo bike frames. Three men—each weighing about 200 pounds—piled onto one of the two-wheelers ...

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