Guy makes bicycle almost entirely out of cardboard
Dunno why he was so obsessed with a cardboard bike, but the end result is pretty darn cool! There is a video in the link.
Cardboard bicycle 'close to mass production': tough, green and just $20 Quote:
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The latest version kind of looks cool. I am glad that he improved over the early designs. Those were hideous!
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At twenty dollars, that's even cheaper than a secondhand Japanese bike.
I'd buy one! |
Do the materials cost him $20? According to the comments, he is using honeycomb cardboard, like from HONEYCOMB BOARD| CORRUGATED PAD | CORRUGATED SHEET | CORRUGATED CARDBOARD | COROPLAST | CORRUGATED ROLL. I looked around a little and that was the best price that I saw, $18.75 for one 4'x8' sheet, with a discount for bulk orders. Amazon shows timing belts for just over a dollar and then there is the cost of paint and other chemicals, the tires, and what he charges for his time, currently three hours.
I am afraid that he would be selling them for more than that. |
I'd really be surprised if he could make the whole thing commercially for $20. I bet the article writer just asked him how much it cost him and regurgitated that number.
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Its probably just material cost...labour cost will need to be added to that
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It would be an interesting DIY. He could sell plans, but people do not like paying for things that they can steal for free.
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he should use copper foil tape for the electrical wires when he converts to electric !!
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