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AustinTG
05-02-10, 01:16 PM
Hello,

I was wondering what you guys thought on making a plastic bicycle. I always see bikes rusting on bike racks and if these bikes were plastic they 1) wouldn't rust and 2) could be easily recycled.

Just throwing out some ideas for a project I am working on...any feedback is great

Thanks

Jeff Wills
05-02-10, 03:08 PM
Hello,

I was wondering what you guys thought on making a plastic bicycle. I always see bikes rusting on bike racks and if these bikes were plastic they 1) wouldn't rust and 2) could be easily recycled.

Just throwing out some ideas for a project I am working on...any feedback is great

Thanks

Aluminum bicycle frames 1) don't rust and 2) are easily recycled. Plastic frames have been tried: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bicycle
Scooper
05-02-10, 03:51 PM
Carbon Fiber bikes are plastic (CFRP=Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic).