Bamboo Bikes: Fad or Future? | movie | 2021 | Official Trailer
Ultra endurance racer and author, Emily Chappell is on a quest to see if she should be riding a more eco-friendly bike. | dG1fckVrX0d4NkVqUnM
Transcript
00:00 Today, cutting-edge tech is used to design and build the lightest, most aerodynamic machines.
00:06 But there is another way. We can also grow them.
00:12 As someone who spends a lot of time riding bikes, I'm very conscious of the fact that
00:19 however eco-friendly it is, I am still contributing to the world's carbon footprint. I'm trying
00:25 to think of ways of reducing my environmental impact.
00:32 How strong is it compared to carbon, aluminium and steel bike frames?
00:36 So today we're going to carry some very simple compression tests on a number of frames.
00:42 Actually now it just superseded what the aluminium frame was able to withstand. There we go.
00:49 People have a perception that they aren't strong enough, they aren't stiff enough, they're
00:53 not durable enough. You can make your own frame in four hours.
01:00 Wow! It hasn't travelled across the world. You
01:05 can grow the bamboo locally as well if you want to.
01:11 Day two and it's the moment of truth. We've left it to harden overnight and it
01:17 has become completely solid. It has the ability to be a mainstream material
01:29 without a doubt.
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