Comments on: Bamboo Bike | A Bike Made From Bamboo http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/ Environmental news, eco-friendly experiments, and green mess Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:18:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: habibur rahman http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-16002 habibur rahman Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:02:17 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-16002 I am a freshy gay, is anyone interested for a quick bumb, I am a freshy gay, is anyone interested for a quick bumb,

]]> By: Sir Ridesalot http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-14596 Sir Ridesalot Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:46:25 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-14596 Regardless of the type of bike people have, we should encourage people to get out there and ride. Plus, the prices for bamboo bikes are coming down. The folks at Panda Bicycles, <a href="http://www.ridepanda.com," target="_blank">http://www.ridepanda.com,</a> in Colorado are building a great looking ride for under $900. Regardless of the type of bike people have, we should encourage people to get out there and ride. Plus, the prices for bamboo bikes are coming down. The folks at Panda Bicycles, http://www.ridepanda.com, in Colorado are building a great looking ride for under $900.

]]> By: Gilbert http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-12401 Gilbert Tue, 19 May 2009 05:12:45 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-12401 I think this one costs around $1,000 but it's custom fit to you -not to mention that you build it yourself http://bamboobikestudio.com/go/the-class I think this one costs around $1,000 but it’s custom fit to you -not to mention that you build it yourself

http://bamboobikestudio.com/go/the-class

]]> By: Sparky http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-9888 Sparky Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:27:20 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-9888 First. To those of you who said that it would be better to just get a used bike, you haven't considered the needs of a serious cyclist. A used bike is a good choice for some to casually cruise the town or the boardwalk, but a serious bicycle enthusiast demands a little more precision than some 10 dollar flea market bike provides. These are the kinds of people who spend more than a thousand dollars on a bike. As far as how green it is, it's certainly better than mining for ore, but that's not the point. It's a cool, handmade, precision built bicycle, that looks good, is well balanced and, for those who want them, it makes people happy. That's the real point. And to the person who thinks that its not "green" because it takes longer to produce than a metal frame and thus is wasteful, I have this to say: You are very very stupid. You don't deserve for me to explain why either. You will always be stupid, and most likely die young. First. To those of you who said that it would be better to just get a used bike, you haven't considered the needs of a serious cyclist. A used bike is a good choice for some to casually cruise the town or the boardwalk, but a serious bicycle enthusiast demands a little more precision than some 10 dollar flea market bike provides. These are the kinds of people who spend more than a thousand dollars on a bike. As far as how green it is, it's certainly better than mining for ore, but that's not the point. It's a cool, handmade, precision built bicycle, that looks good, is well balanced and, for those who want them, it makes people happy. That's the real point. And to the person who thinks that its not "green" because it takes longer to produce than a metal frame and thus is wasteful, I have this to say: You are very very stupid. You don't deserve for me to explain why either. You will always be stupid, and most likely die young.

]]> By: periodic pussy http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-8637 periodic pussy Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-8637 <strong>periodic pussy...</strong> This whole mess isn't worth one thin dime!... periodic pussy…

This whole mess isn’t worth one thin dime!…

]]> By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 ecojoe Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:43:10 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-2114 I bet you it costs $1,700 because someone is willing to buy it at that price. Just like fancy $200 jeans compared to $10 jeans; both take about the same time and cost to make, but some chumps are willing to spend more to get something that's more expensive. I bet you it costs $1,700 because someone is willing to buy it at that price. Just like fancy $200 jeans compared to $10 jeans; both take about the same time and cost to make, but some chumps are willing to spend more to get something that’s more expensive.

]]> By: speed racer http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2108 speed racer Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-2108 yes. way to save the environment. "The cheapest bamboo bike frame Calfee sells is about $1,700," I bet ya it costs $1,700 rather than $170 is cause it's the biggest waste of time ever making it. Horrendous waste of time and inefficient. Not productive at all...hence horrible for the environment. yes. way to save the environment.
“The cheapest bamboo bike frame Calfee sells is about $1,700,”

I bet ya it costs $1,700 rather than $170 is cause it’s the biggest waste of time ever making it. Horrendous waste of time and inefficient. Not productive at all…hence horrible for the environment.

]]> By: Josh http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Josh Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:24:33 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-2090 I grew up in the outdoors and have taken care of the woods and streams in my own back yard since I was a child and it really sucks that now I am lumped in with "green nuts" who have created some cult who cant poop in the woods (LNT) and now you are crying about bamboo which is basically a weed , it grows so fast.get over it. find something else to stand for. I think the bike is awesome! I grew up in the outdoors and have taken care of the woods and streams in my own back yard since I was a child and it really sucks that now I am lumped in with “green nuts” who have created some cult who cant poop in the woods (LNT) and now you are crying about bamboo which is basically a weed , it grows so fast.get over it. find something else to stand for. I think the bike is awesome!

]]> By: ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 ecojoe Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:37:28 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-2007 Greg, I can see where you're coming from. There are a bunch of "fad" green products that a whole bunch of hipsters get to be trendy and cool. But the bamboo bikes are a good idea; bamboo is an easily renewable resource, and has a lot less embodied energy than aluminum (if you take care of an aluminum bike for a lifetime, than that is great too). Also, there are some bike-building projects now in parts of Africa where bamboo grows naturally. Using local renewable resources for transportation sounds good to me. I do agree with you about bio-fuels; it seems that they were heavily invested in before people really thought about their repercussions. But I don't think that you can dismiss the whole "green" movement as a fad just because of a very few examples of dumb "green" ideas. Greg, I can see where you’re coming from. There are a bunch of “fad” green products that a whole bunch of hipsters get to be trendy and cool. But the bamboo bikes are a good idea; bamboo is an easily renewable resource, and has a lot less embodied energy than aluminum (if you take care of an aluminum bike for a lifetime, than that is great too). Also, there are some bike-building projects now in parts of Africa where bamboo grows naturally. Using local renewable resources for transportation sounds good to me.

I do agree with you about bio-fuels; it seems that they were heavily invested in before people really thought about their repercussions. But I don’t think that you can dismiss the whole “green” movement as a fad just because of a very few examples of dumb “green” ideas.

]]> By: Greg Miller http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Greg Miller Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/bamboo-bike/#comment-2004 This why I left the environmentalist movement and entered the concervationist movement. The green movement is fad movement. This is the same problem with alternative fuels stupidity, using food for fuel when the world is starving to death. This bike is no more environmentally sound than a much cheaper alluminum bike that has a frame garanteed for life. Buy one and take care of it and carefully dispose of used up componants and you have a much better solution than a bamboo bike. Use the bamboo for traditional needs since there is more need for it in building, etc. This why I left the environmentalist movement and entered the concervationist movement. The green movement is fad movement. This is the same problem with alternative fuels stupidity, using food for fuel when the world is starving to death. This bike is no more environmentally sound than a much cheaper alluminum bike that has a frame garanteed for life. Buy one and take care of it and carefully dispose of used up componants and you have a much better solution than a bamboo bike. Use the bamboo for traditional needs since there is more need for it in building, etc.

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