Bamboo Bike Project

The Bamboo Bike Project is a project by scientists and engineers at The Earth Institute, Columbia University. It aims to examine the feasibility of implementing bicycles made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa. Its stated goals are to build a better bike for poor Africans in rural areas and to stimulate a bicycle building industry in Africa to satisfy local needs. The project has determined that it is possible to source the material and supplies necessary to build bamboo bicycles in Africa and to train local people to build the bikes. Its current focuses are setting up systematic bamboo bike building training, setting up a supply chain of necessary parts and supplies, and scaling the effort so that it makes an impact. Seed funding has been provided by listed supporters, and the project also maintains a presence on Facebook.

The Bamboo Bike Project is a project by scientists and engineers at The Earth Institute, Columbia University. It aims to examine the feasibility of implementing bicycles made of bamboo as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa. The project's ultimate goals are to build a better bike for poor Africans in rural areas and to stimulate a bicycle building industry in Africa to satisfy local needs. It has determined that it is possible to source the material and supplies necessary to build bamboo bicycles in Africa and to train local people to build the bikes. Its current focuses are to set up systematic bamboo bike building training, to set up a supply chain of necessary parts and supplies, and to scale the effort so that it makes an impact. One of the project's goals is to ensure the quality of the bamboo bicycles that are built, because an improperly built bamboo bicycle frame poses the same safety risk as a steel or aluminum frame that has not been properly welded; proper training is necessary to ensure that the correct materials are used and the proper construction method is employed. The project states that it cannot provide cursory instructions on how to build a bamboo bicycle frame. Seed funding for the project has been provided by listed supporters, and the project maintains a Facebook presence.

Bamboo bicycles as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa.

• Bamboo bicycles

  Bicycles made of bamboo, examined by the project as a sustainable form of transportation in Africa.

1. 1Bamboo Bike Projectbamboobike.org
2. 2Aboutbamboobike.org