Bamboo bikes

[aberdeeneuan]

How awesome do these look? I'd love one of these, if only for the novelty factor!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8125274.st...

[Parrot of Doom]

Can't see them lasting for more than a few years in this country's weather.

[mackie1]

Very cool, bamboo is a seriously durable material in tension and compression (so I learned on a Hatfield Uni open day when they loaded up some bamboo with 10 tons ISTR).

[G0ldfysh]

Wonder what the frames will weigh?

[G0ldfysh]

looks good like this from googling.

www.bmeres.com