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Old 05-02-10 | 01:16 PM
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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

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Old 05-02-10 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AustinTG
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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bicycle
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