Cardboard Bicycle...?

[sammy2fish]

Yup, take a look...

Man makes bike out of cardboard

[parnote]

Very cool!

[Rudge]

Nice. 

[gandy]

I saw this a few months ago. I almost posted it here. I didn't because I thought it was just a curiosity.

It seems now that he is planning to produce these in mass. I'd like to see them produced here in the US but that probably won't happen. I found this article but it's a bit confusing. The numbers don't seem correct.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/cardboard-bicycle/

Cardboard bicycle close to mass production, holds potential to change personal transportation

Cardboard never ceases to amaze. Having been deployed in gramophones, stereos and even digital cameras, one inventor now believes it can be used to make the ideal bicycle. Izhar Gafni, from Israel, spent 18 months just folding the material every-which-way in order to discover a strong enough design, and now he claims his technique is almost ready for mass production. His maintenance-free bike uses a "secret" mix of organic materials to make it waterproof and fireproof, and is then lacquered to give it a friendlier appearance. It's expected to cost a mere $20 and weigh about 20 lbs (9 kg) -- that's 65 percent lighter than an average metal ride. In fact, this bicycle doesn't use any metal parts at all -- the solid tires are made of reconstituted rubber and a car timing belt is used instead of a chain. It lacks the swank of a Faraday Porteur, perhaps, but then you could buy 175 of these for the same money. Want proof that it actually works? The bike's not-so-featherweight inventor takes it for a spin after the break.

I have 2 bikes. One is a old Falcon that weighs 26 lbs. and a Trek 1200 that weighs around 22 lbs. I think they mean 65% of the weight instead of 65% lighter. The price seems low also.

This has more info http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/15/us-israel-cardboardbike-idUSBRE89E0DF20121015

[menotu]

Cool!!

I chuckled at the part (about 1.282mins in) when he said "while I was eating with my wide one day she noticed I was a little bit disturbed"    

[ppiklapp]

The articles I have read up until now state that the majority of the costs to make such a bike could be absorbed you a company willing to use them as rolling advertisements, but the cost of one with no one backing is about $20 a bike.  Considering the majority of materials are recyclable, I am not surprised by the price.  I am just surprised that bicycles have gotten to the point where a small one for a 6 year old is about a hundred dollars.

[jaydot]

funky.  i hope he gets it into production.