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anybody going to be purchasing one of these new bikes that were in todays paper.whole frame made from bamboo and come in at a kick in the stones away from 2grand.....edinburgh bicycle co-operative will be selling them.


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 11:59 am
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as bamboo grows so fast do you think they could cast a frame mold and then let the bamboo grow into the mold, breaking the mold away once it was fully grown?

Then you could make a plaster cast of your favourite frame and just grow your own frame in the garden 🙂


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 12:25 pm
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injection moulded bamboo bikes ?

would be niche


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 12:45 pm
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one of my mates makes them.

http://www.therisingbikes.com/


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 12:54 pm
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My mate bought a wooden bike,
it wooden work 😀


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 1:39 pm
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I think with the injection molding/growing technique you could have slimmer tubes and maybe grow some seat/chain stays...


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 1:57 pm
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Rode one at the Cycle Show. BB moves about a cm. It was OK, but I didn't think it revolutionalised my view of bikes. Been available on road bikes for years,


 
Posted : 24/10/2011 2:24 pm

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