New alternative to carbon?

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1275223--cardboard-bike-that-will-retail-for-20-ready-to-be-put-in-production

Don't think it will hold up in the rainy london weather...

locking it will be interesting

BluTack it somewhere out of reach perhaps?

Apparently it's waterproof.

locking it will be interesting

BluTack it somewhere out of reach perhaps?

Paperchain?

Major repost but still very cool!

I made a hat out of bread once.

Ha I made a curtain out of beef and a dress out of bacon.

I polished my shoes with the oil from my nose.

Ha I made a curtain out of beef and a dress out of bacon.

You swapped genders?

Don't think it will hold up in the rainy london weather...

Apparently it's waterproof.

Is it fireproof?

I predict a new London sport--torching cardboard bikes.

Waterproof...

Fireproof...

Who cares?

Hardly proof against theft. Nevermind taking bolt croppers or or an angle grinder to it.

Would be nice if, instead of locking up, you could just fold it up into a Sainsbury's bag for life.

Would be so easy to steal.
Just cut it in half, slip it out of the lock and then duct tape it back together :)

"And because it is made of cardboard, it will also be cheap. Gafni’s business partner Nimrod Elmish told Reuters that he expects the bike to sell at retail stores for $20."

Excellent, at last, a £12 bike !

Let's try and budget this breakthrough.

Tyres £1 each (£2).
Inner tubes? 50p each (£1)
Saddle £1
Pedals - 50p each (£1)
Front brake calliper - £2
Brake cable - 50p
Frame - 50p
Forks - 50p
Cranks - £1
Chainring and chain (or equivalent) - 50p
Wheels - £1 each.
Seat-post, stem, headset, handlebars, grips, break levers, bottom bracket - 50p
Labour, manufacturing costs (including wages), paint job, bolts, chain/belt, hubs - 50p

Seems reasonable enough to me, £12 for a working bike, I just hope they can deliver this without cutting any corners.

All the finishing parts and tyres are made of penny sweets.

funny how it never was said "its light"
this, and the fact that tyres are solid may mean thats its bloody heavy

also, dibs the spokk