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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo.
But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
spdrecrd ??? wrote:
You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 If they can can sell them from $2695 to $3195 per frame like Craig Calfee [1], yes they would escape poverty. [1] http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"? |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:24:50 -0700, spdrecrd wrote: You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 I dunno, but evidence posted here indicates that bamboo is probably a more durable frame material than carbon fiber. Them thar fightin' words to Kentucky Bourbon Man. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"? |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
spdrecrd wrote:
You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 still me wrote: I dunno, but evidence posted here indicates that bamboo is probably a more durable frame material than carbon fiber. We haven't discussed effects of mold and termites yet. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
Part of the finishing process is to treat and surface the frames in
order to prevent both... But alas, nothing lasts forever. Metals rust or corrode... On Oct 28, 3:10 pm, A Muzi wrote: spdrecrd wrote: You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 still me wrote: I dunno, but evidence posted here indicates that bamboo is probably a more durable frame material than carbon fiber. We haven't discussed effects of mold and termites yet. -- Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
On Oct 27, 10:24 am, spdrecrd wrote:
You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 A frame is not a bicycle. Show me a bike with bamboo gears and a bamboo chain and I'll show you a bike to end poverty. I skimmed the article and then did a search for the word "component" to make sure I wasn't missing something here. They seem to have totally ignored the issue. |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
spdrecrd wrote:
You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 This seems rather odd, as I understand it. It'd be like Kenya sending Masai tribesmen into New York City to teach all the inner-city kids how to hunt goats with a spear, so they'll ever go hungry. ~ |
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Bamboo bikes to End Poverty?
Doug Cimper wrote:
spdrecrd wrote: You can build your own bike from strong natural materials like bamboo. But can hand built bikes end poverty? Here's an article about David Ho, who is proposing to teach people in third world countries to build their own bikes from locally grown, native bamboos... http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=1176 This seems rather odd, as I understand it. It'd be like Kenya sending Masai tribesmen into New York City to teach all the inner-city kids how to hunt goats with a spear, so they'll ever go hungry. Plenty of "long pig" to hunt in NYC. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"? |
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