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fizzer

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Thought this was pretty cool, especially if they can actually get the production costs low enough to sell them for around $20. Could have huge impacts on poorer regions of the world in commerce and daily life.

http://news.yahoo.com/cardboard-bicycle-change-world-says-israeli-inventor-090732689.html

The bicycles are not only very cheap to make, they are very light and do not need to be adjusted or repaired, the solid tires that are made of reconstituted rubber from old car tires will never get a puncture, Elmish said.

"These bikes need no maintenance and no adjustment, a car timing belt is used instead of a chain, and the tires do not need inflating and can last for 10 years," he said.

A full-size cardboard bicycle will weigh around 9 kg (about 20 lbs) compared to an average metal bicycle, which weight around 14 kg.

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