Making Bamboo Bikes in Africa

Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Liliana Matos

Bicycle designer, Craig Calfee introduces bamboo bikes to Ghanaians.

See how cargo bamboo bikes have been introduced to villages in Ghana to help transport heavy loads. Watch the video to see how the bikes are built using bamboo for the frame and even to reinforce the wheels.

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Making Bamboo Bikes in Africa

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Vu

Simply amazing!
Vu

Simply amazing!
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Exedesign2

This is simply ridiculous. I admire the hard work you put into it, but the whole idea is totally backward. Those bikes belong to a museum. Can someone explain here what is really the idea behind using bamboo as a bike’s frame?