http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bamboo bikes in Ghana en Mon, 18 May 2026 13:10:27 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14768#post-187642 Tue, 05 May 2015 11:43:10 +0000 dougal 187642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bamboo scaffolding still very much in use in China mainland and Hong Kong. It does appear to be very useful &amp; versatile stuff. I don't know that Scotland has an equivalent abundant, fast-growing plant - unless we can build bikes out of bracken and rhododendrons... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14768#post-187635 Tue, 05 May 2015 11:12:05 +0000 SRD 187635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/05/ghana-environment-bamboo-bicycles-seed-award?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/05/ghana-environment-bamboo-bicycles-seed-award?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it</a></p> <p>"... the Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative, a social enterprise based in Kumasi, southern Ghana, where strong, lightweight and durable bikes are made out of bamboo and built by an ever-growing team of young people specially trained for the role. The project has serious green credentials, too: not only are the bikes an affordable, environmentally sound alternative to cars, but bamboo is fast-growing, produces up to 35% more oxygen than other trees and helps to prevent soil erosion, a significant cause of concern for farmers in Ghana." </p>