Bamboo bicycles run thousands of kilometers in China

The bamboo bike, designed by a young Chinese engineer, is certified to meet European bicycle standards and has passed the 2,500km mountain road challenge.

According to QQ, the story of a young man on a plateau with bamboo bikes is attracting the attention of Chinese users.

The owner of this car is Abu (right) and Juke, two close friends living in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, China.Abu was born and raised in Tibet, graduated from the University of Automation Engineering.His friend, Jake, is very passionate about bicycles and is the owner of a car shop.The two decided to build a bicycle made of bamboo.Abu is in charge of design, and Jake supports manufacturing.

The frame and handle of this special bike are made of bamboo.

Abu was a bike rider.In 2011, he and his friends opened a travel company, interacting with many tourists who love traveling.They all like to own a bicycle for their own hands.This led Abu to develop an intention to trade homemade bicycles.Abu invented and assembled the automobile clamp to adjust the angle of the bike frame angle.

Abu is sawing bamboo. Bamboo frame is the main part of the car, requires making of good bamboo. After many choices, Abu decided to use bamboo in Guangdong Province, China. This type of bamboo has a scientific name is Pseudosasa amabilis , the same species as the North Vietnamese bamboo . In addition to bamboo , bamboo spots , which have the scientific name Phyllostachys bambussoides often grow in Sichuan, can also be used to make vehicles.Abu chose bamboo trees that grew from 3 to 5 years.Depending on the requirements of customers such as urban or mountainous areas, he chooses the thin thickness for the chassis.

After cutting bamboo, Abu will deal with breakage, moisture and termite for bamboo.Bamboo is baked in the oven at 100 to 150 degrees Celsius to remove mold and termite, erasing cracks in the culms.After baking, Abu will sweep up a layer of oil to make it as strong as a steel pipe, enough to sustain an adult's weight.

Vehicle chain disc.

Pedal.

After shaping the bamboo frame with clamps, Abu used jute yarn and charcoal to combine epoxy resin to bond the joints together.

Abu wears a mask and goggles to polish the joint position.

Car design hanging on the wall of the office room.In March this year, Abu and his friends sent their bamboo bikes to a European test center and were confirmed to meet European bike standards.To further test the quality of the car, Abu decided to ride this car to Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.He started from Chengdu on 3/5 and finished his journey 2.50 km after 30 days of crossing the rocky area.

Abu used a bamboo bike on the road, attracting the attention of many people.