RP-made bamboo bike unveiled
MANILA - Five University of the Philippines alumni, who are members of the UP Mountaineers, have succeeded in creating a bike with its frame made of bamboo.
The team, composed of Hecky Villanueva, Englebert Chan, John Climaco, Ramon Siojo and Eric Cadiz, used international bike designer Craig Calfee’s technology in making the bamboo bike after learning his procedure in a workshop with him.
The procedure includes heat treatment, smoking and coating the frame with satin polyurethane to seal it. Abaca was used to join the different components together.
Under Kawayan Technologies, these UP alumni aim to make the Philippines a knowledge center in using bamboo for export-quality bikes, surfboards, skateboards, wheelchairs and other proucts.
They plan to establish partnerships with local organizations such as Gawad Kalinga and the Tarlac provincial government as a start.
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Lucky Day
It's your lucky day dude, you are wrong.
if the lighter materials you are talking about are carbon fiber and or titanium then Bamboo has them both beat in stiffness and strength to weight ratio.
the vibration damping characteristics of bamboo which offers a very comfortable ride is an added bonus.
i suggest you do a little more research before you say that the effort is wasted.
Bamboo Kotse at Jeepney, Matipid sa Diesel at Gasolina
Metal pa rin ang frame for strength pero yung body puwedeng gawing kahoy, higit na magaan ito at tiyak na makakatipid sa fuel. Ang kulang sa Pinoy ay manufacturing technique tulad ng bonding at molding para makagawa ng buong body.
hay nako
while others are busy discovering lighter metal, we are wallowing in bamboo and abaca technology.
I wish Im wrong pero sayang ang effort nyo.