Bicycles Built From Grass

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Derek Markham in Sports+Recreation

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OK, so it’s not made out of the kind of grass you have in your yard, but is in the grass family. The plant is an amazing renewable resource, the fastest growing woody plant in the world. grows in places as diverse as the Himalayas, Australia, East Asia, and South America, and there about a thousand different species worldwide. It’s made into flooring, houses, furniture, cutting boards, skateboards, snowboards, clothing, even bicycles.

sportsrecreationWhether you ride mountain, road, or cross, Calfee Design has you covered. The company, based in California, has been building bikes since 1995, but only for friends and family. In 2005, Calfee began production of models for sale, and now offers three different models of frames, with road, triathlon, and cross geometries, as well as a mountain bike frame.

sportsrecreationThe lugs are made of hemp fiber, and the is coated with a polyurethane sealant. The mountain bike frame takes an 80 mm travel suspension fork, and if you want to go big, it’ll fit 29″ tires. They’re not cheap, but it’s a serious bicycle, not a stock bike from the dealer. Each one is built to order, and comes with a 10 year warranty.

Calfee Design won the Peoples’ Choice Award at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, and claims that “If there were an award for “Bicycle with lowest carbon footprint” (least amount of carbon dioxide emissions in the production of the frame), this frame would win, hands down.” Calfee Design is also working on the Bamboo Bikes in the Developing World project, assisting entrepreneurs in the developing world to make their own bicycles out of locally sourced .

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6 Responses to “ Bicycles Built From Grass ”

  1. Sera

    20. Jan, 2009

    I love the idea of this bamboo bicycle.

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  2. Musa

    21. Jan, 2009

    Wow ! It really beauty . Great design actually I respect because they use a bamboo . I don’t think so this bicycle can use but when I saw the
    video clip, I don’t know how to say. It crazy. Actually you’re the best, creative and great idea .

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  3. Vesna

    01. Feb, 2009

    Bikes look just amazing! I love that vintage look.

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