People have been using bamboo as a material for bike frames for quite some time. There were even companies selling bamboo bicycles around the turn of the century: These guys were on to something! Bamboo bikes are back and they’re better than ever! A lot better. These days, high-end bamboo bicycles are successfully competing against [...]
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Interview with Nick Frey, Owner of Boo Bicycles
Posted in Interviews, tagged Africa, alternative frame materials, bamboo, Bamboo Bicycle Project, bicycles, Boo Bicycles, calfee design, carbon fiber, James Wolf, Jamis Sutter Home, material, Nick Frey, Princeton, sustainable on January 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Truecology – An Experts Thoughts on Sustainable Products
Posted in Interviews, tagged biothinking, interview, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable product design, truecology on May 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A while back I ran across an article on the web about the sustainability of the bicycle by Edwin Datschefski of Surrey, England. I browsed around his site BioThinking and realized that this man is an expert in sustainable products, and quite passionate about what he does. His company, Truecology, offers consulting services to increase [...]
Used Bikes and Re-Cycle, Interview with the owner
Posted in Interviews, tagged carbon footprint, craigslist, minneapolis, minnesota, Re-Cycle, sustainability, used bicycles, used bikes on May 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Buying a used a bike instead of a new one is a very sustainable approach to cycling. There are a tremendous amount of used bicycles out there that are just sitting in basements, storage units, etc. waiting for a new owner. Seth Stattmiller, owner of Re-Cycle in Minneapolis Minnesota, is a true Sustainable Cyclist, and [...]
