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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Ride on! $20 Cardboard Bike May Go into Production Soon


Title: Ride on! $20 Cardboard Bike May Go into Production Soon
From: LA Times
By Deborah Netburn
Date 2012-10-16
Link: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-cardboard-bike-20121016,0,3478084.story

I've seen this floating around FB and other news sources.  Kevin found this on LA Times.

"Are you ready to ride the cardboard bike?

 Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni has created a functioning cardboard bicycle that he hopes to put into mass production in the next three months, according to a Reuters report.

 Despite being made almost entirely of cardboard, Gafni says the bike is strong, durable, fireproof and waterproof. And because it is made of cardboard, it will also be cheap. Gafni's business partner Nimrod Elmish told Reuters that he expects the bike to sell at retail stores for $20." Read More ...


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