A recent news story explains some of the background: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/15/us-israel-cardboardbike-idUSBRE89E0DF20121015
But the video is the real story.
That’s amazing! I don’t even ride a bicycle, but I’d buy this one for $20 without thinking twice and give it a whirl. The inventor is incredible; a determined, imaginative, simple guy in his garden shed. Thanks for sharing this.
Israelis are amazing inventors. Google it to see what you use every day that they created or innovated. You will be astounded this tiny nation did all that. But Obama thinks they are no better than neighbors who export only dates, oranges and terrorism.
I like it. I’ll take one. At that price I’ll take ten.
Nice video, what a great idea and a gem of a designer. But he didn’t build that. I saw a band saw, a computer with a CAD program, some paint, glue, and of course, the original cardboard. No, this guy was only able to do this because of what others had done. ;-)
Fascinating. I’m skeptical but quite willing to be convinced.
I find it difficult to see how the axles could be made of something other than metal, not to mention the numerous bearings in a bicycle.
I also don’t see how you could possibly get the price as low as claimed. Even with almost-free materials, the bike will have a lot of labor to build and assemble it.