Bamboo Bikes

DER SPIEGEL has an interesting article on bicycles that are greener than average, because their frames are fabricated from bamboo and hemp fibers and resin. Originally big-buck high-tech enthusiast items, they are moving to the third world as a cost-effective method of manufacture.

Carbon fiber and aluminum are so 2009. This year's best bicycling model is made out of bamboo and hemp. A new generation of manufacturers are coming up with some of the most environmentally friendly transport yet. Lighter, stronger, more comfortable and these bikes have also got a much smaller carbon footprint.

Really clever

GIZMODO has an article on a bicycle that is just what the doctor ordered for those of us who aren't Lance Armstrong. If you're not as spry as you used to be, check it out.

Since its launch in Ashland, Oregon in early March, the GlideCycle has been attracting attention around the world for its enormous potential. Anyone can benefit from using the GlideCycle, but most exciting is what it offers amputees (including double amputees), accident victims, arthritis sufferers, people with neurological conditions, the obese and folk with sports injuries as well as those simply looking for a new way to exercise or train without impact on joints, bones and muscles.