European commuter cycling start-up Diodra has a simple new bamboo S3 city ebike, they are calling the ‘World’s Lightest’ ebike made of wood. Weighing just under 15.5kg, the Diodra S3 is built around ...

The electric cargo bike is already among the greenest vehicles out there, capable of replacing car rides and even van deliveries in a compact, clean and city-friendly package. German bicycle company ...

As much as we'd like to convince ourselves that appearances don't matter, they do. This isn't a lecture or a casual argument on the deeper meaning of life; we're just stating that appearances matter ...

It wasn't that long ago that bamboo-framed bikes were thought of as a weird rarity. Thanks to its combination of durability, stiffness and vibration-damping characteristics, however, the material has ...

Noordin Kasoma is the founder of Boogali Bikes Uganda Limited which makes bicycle frames from bamboo. Esther Oluka caught up with him. On a rainy Sunday morning, I find Noordin Kasoma busy working at ...

People have started to pay more attention to how their lifestyle choices impact the world and are more interested in learning about sustainable living practices. Since cycling is one of the most ...

Get a frame you like, trace its geometry on to a wooden board, and secure it with a jig to hold the parts you want to keep. Saw off the bottom bracket sleeve, headset tube, seat-post tube and dropouts ...

China was once known as the "Bicycle Kingdom", before two wheels were dethroned by four. Now a young US citizen living in Beijing is using his ingenuity and pieces of bamboo to restore the sovereignty ...

When Columbia University professor John Mutter went to Ghana in 2007, he noticed how necessary a reliable source of transportation was to people's livelihoods and wellbeing. "You can't go to any of ...

Children hang like monkeys off bamboo scaffolding and shout as they clamber over the newly assembled climbing frame adjoining Tai Tam Country Park. “This is my hotel,” says one child, pointing to the ...