Bamboocycle UH-02 Bicycle
September 20, 2010 ⋅ Design ⋅ by Eugene Kan ⋅ 77 Views

The brainchild of 24-year old Mexican industrial designer Diego Cárdenas, the Bamboocycle UH-02 Bicycle wanted to make an ecological statement by re-visiting bicycle design. The resulting project features a bike that integrates bamboo into the frame’s design. Known for its lightweight, strength and flexibility as well as its general ability to grow in any situation, the Bamboocycle UH-02 hopes to create more sustainable form of transportation.

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  • Scorge

    how is this ecological, i mean… you kill a tree for producing one of these… :S

  • Jiheison

    @Cockadrile

    Its definitely a different take for a bamboo frame. Kind of reminds me of some of Cervelo’s aero frames. To be fair, its a marketable design and, at 24 y/o, the guy has a lot of promise.

  • Cockadrile

    I agree…the more the merrier…I still like this one for its design, I follow many websites regarding bicycle design, and this one looks cool…would´t you agree?

  • Jiheison

    But as for more bikes and less cars — yeah, this isn’t what I am looking for, but I hope he finds a million people who disagree with me.

  • Jiheison

    You don’t follow my logic at all.

    I did not say that there should only be one type of anything. I simply pointed out some of the preceding implementations that were not mentioned. So, for example, if you like the idea of a bamboo bike but don’t want a brakeless fixed gear, or would prefer to buy from a well established manufacturer, you might look at some of the other options that have been offering a wide variety of bamboo bikes for many years. Or you might track down some of the many people who have built their own and blogged about the process. I’m pointing out that there are many options for bamboo bikes.

  • Cockadrile

    I guess then, following your logic, there should only be one type of car, the first one built by Daimler, just one brand of clothes or one type of coffee… for people that believe there is always room for improvement, or a different array of products for different needs, I guess this works fine, and do not forget this, this bicycle looks pretty cool, is fast and light…and that is the important part…at least for me… more bikes on the streets, less pollution…right?

  • Cockadrile

    I guess then, following your logic, there should only be one type of car, the first one built by Daimler, just one brand of clothes or one type of coffee… for people that believe there is always room for improvement, or a different array of products for different needs, I guess this works fine, and do not forget this, this bicycle looks pretty cool, is fast and light…and that is the important part…at least for me… more bikes on the streets, less pollution…right?

  • Cockadrile

    I guess then, following your logic, there should only be one type of car, the first one built by Daimler, just one brand of clothes or one type of coffee… for people that believe there is always room for improvement, or a different array of products for different needs, I guess this works fine, and do not forget this, this bicycle looks pretty cool, is fast and light…and that is the important part…at least for me… more bikes on the streets, less pollution…right?

  • rekab

    almost forgot, the best part about the first picture is that its almost an optical illusion. at first glance it looks as if he is riding down a flight of stairs.

  • rekab

    almost forgot, the best part about the first picture is that its almost an optical illusion. at first glance it looks as if he is riding down a flight of stairs.

  • rekab

    almost forgot, the best part about the first picture is that its almost an optical illusion. at first glance it looks as if he is riding down a flight of stairs.

  • snuzi

    What a way to provoke a Panda attack.

  • Anonymous

    good point

  • dom

    All it needs is a tonal or camo paintjob and we’re good to go… in all seriousness, i’d like to think that this is one part of the evolution of green-biking and if so I wouldn’t fault it. i mean, if there’s anything innovative on this bike -even the smallest detail, while the rest of the bike is wackness- then that’s something positive. but if this is just an art project disguising as pragmatic design (can’t really tell), then this is hipster fellatio for sure. ps. info on flannel? hahaaaa cheers/dom

  • rekab

    Well put. This is nothing new, and naive consumers just see bamboo and think “green” which is good for the enviornment without thinking of the glues, resins, and toxic chemicals that are put into bikes like this….or many many many other vegan products out there.
    Anyways, the design on this bike is whatever, nothing new in terms or geometry or construction. Im sure we will see some hipsters riding around williamsburg on one of these babies in no time (since i have already seen plenty of bamboo bikes in the NYC area already).

  • Jiheison

    There have been production and homebrew bamboo bikes all over the place for at least 5 years. Look at Calfee, for example. This is just a hash of every worn out trend from the last half decade: Brakeless fixed gear? Check. Tight geometry? Check. Chopped-down riser bars? Check. Bamboo? Check.

    But if you have been living under a rock, its “design”.

    Incidentally, the construction of this bike still relies on carbon fiber (oil) and no-doubt toxic resins and adhesives to achieve the “green” alternative to melting some metal together.

  • Bigboi

    wonderful!!

  • Bigboi

    wonderful!!

  • freddyc

    how much??

  • dave

    It’s just referring to bamboo being very versatile in where it grows.

  • Turd Fergeson

    i don’t get this line “…as well as its general ability to grow in any situation?” maybe its a metaphor? if anyone knows please school me right quick. thx.

  • Anonymous

    brilliant. love bikes for getting somewhere just a little faster than walking, but still maintaining human contact. and this is the icing on the cake for those that agree we crunch our time away with chrome teeth these days