An awesome recycling idea?

[GearNut]

Now this is one of the best ways to recycle cardboard!
I received this link in an email and I had to share it here with you all.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...ld-change-the-world-inventor-says?ft=1&f=1001

Think an in frame kit would do well on it?
I know a friction drive kit could do very well.
Just food for thought!

 

[JonnyR]

it says that it is going to have a electric motor option

 

[GearNut]

Electric is nice for sure, but I prefer an engine.

 

[JonnyR]

i dont do electric myself but on a cardboard bike i dont know about gas and oil with a hot engine

 

[Allen_Wrench]

@JonnyR: I'm with you. I think this bike is way cool, BUT - I do not want to be the first person to put a gasoline engine on a cardboard bicycle. Not sayin' it can't be done. No sirree. But I'm the wrong fellow to try it the first time.

(Not exactly sayin' it's a GOOD idea either though.)

 

[GearNut]

The organic secret sauce that he treats the cardboard with renders the bike both waterproof and fire proof. There's no chance of it burning.

 

[Allen_Wrench]

The organic secret sauce that he treats the cardboard with renders the bike both waterproof and fire proof. There's no chance of it burning.

Really? That's friggin' awesome. And at $20 too. Hmmm..., but would it be strong enough for a motor? Tensile-wise anyway?

Holy Cats - fireproof AND waterproof! And Cheap! We need to start building houses out of this right now! I mean it! I'm serious!

 

[JonnyR]

nothing is "fire proof" i can burn anything i put my mind to

 

[GearNut]

Thermite?
__________

 

[Allen_Wrench]

Okay, yeah, thermite (if it doesn't just plain cut through the object in question) will burn most things I can think of.

 

[Dan]

Really cool part of his idea is how much good it is gonna do in poor areas.

 

[Allen_Wrench]

That's a good point Dan. It's seriously affordable transportation. Dang, $20 for a bike. That would be hard to top. I may look in on the reviews now and then; see how the thing holds up, how it handles, and so forth. We always have people in the missions and shelters who are needing some kind of transportation to get to (and/or look for) jobs. And I think any kid who wants a bike should have, and learn to properly use, a bike. You never know when being able to ride a bike can come in handy later in life. Goodness knows, there's been times I was so poor all I had for transportation was a bike. Good thing I learned to ride when I was a kid.