A cardboard bicycle is a bicycle composed mostly of cardboard. Only prototypes have been made as of 2012[update].[1][2][3] Reported benefits include low cost,[1] and construction from recyclable[3] and renewable materials.[4] The low cost is also expected to act as a theft deterrent.[5][6]
- ^ a b Deborah Netburn (October 16, 2012). "Ride on! $20 cardboard bike may go into production soon". The LA Times. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
And because it is made of cardboard, it will also be cheap
- ^ Ruth Eglash (December 7, 2012). "Izhar Gafni invents a cardboard bicycle that may revolutionize transportation His two-wheeled creation, a $20 bike made out of cardboard, could revolutionize bicycling, especially in the developing world". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ a b "Re-cycling". The Economist. December 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
First, he folds the cardboard—commercial-grade material, made from recycled paper
- ^ Karen S. Garvin (November 21, 2011). "Renewable & Nonrenewable Materials". Livestrong Foundation. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
Renewable materials are sustainable materials, which means, according to the Rutgers University Center for Sustainable Materials, these materials do not use up non-renewable resources. These raw materials are abundant and biodegradable, and are used to make diverse products such as adhesives and cardboard.
- ^ "Cardboard bicycle". BBC. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
If you make a bicycle from cardboard, no-one will want to steal it!
- ^ Erik Sherman (July 14, 2012). "This Man Made the Coolest Cardboard Bicycle Ever". The Fiscal Times. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
If someone stole the bike (and it's hard to believe that something so cheap would have appeal to thieves), the replacement cost would be negligible.