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Dazzle
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 Posted: Sat 28th Jun 8:53am Post subject: The $50 Cardboard Bicycle |
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| Quote: | Sheffield A student of industrial design has made a working £15 bicycle out of industrial-strength cardboard. Phil Bridge, 21, of Sheffield Hallam University, said the bike was strong enough for a rider weighing up to 12 stones and would not go soft in the rain, although it has a life expectancy of only about six months.
The bike is made almost entirely from recyclable and recycled materials, using mechanical parts that can be reused. Mr Bridge said: “The lightweight quality of the cardboard, combined with its low cost, means it’s possible to create a bargain bike that’s also less susceptible to thieves.” |
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4221806.ece
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swtchbckr
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 11:19am Post subject: |
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kinda cool, til it rains...?
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psychavoc
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 11:34am Post subject: RE: The $50 Cardboard Bicycle |
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| Dazzle wrote: | | .. and would not go soft in the rain, although it has a life expectancy of only about six months. |
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swtchbckr
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 2:06pm Post subject: |
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kinda cool then...
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dented
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 2:13pm Post subject: |
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Main letdown would be the inability to do fire burnouts.
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Dazzle
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 2:22pm Post subject: |
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It would do awesome fire burn outs.
Once.
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dented
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swtchbckr
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| Posted: Mon 30th Jun 4:24pm Post subject: |
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HUSSIN' ! ! 
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