igus Develops Bicycle Components for the Mobility of Tomorrow
06-22-23 | 10:07 AM
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igus Develops Bicycle Components for the Mobility of Tomorrow
Interesting stuff, seems like a great idea for city bikes.
https://www.automation.com/en-us/pro...ility-tomorrow
The development of the all-plastic bicycle, the igus:bike, which was presented at the 2022 Hannover Messe, is also working successfully with co-developer mtrl, based in the Netherlands. The result will be a solid plastic bike with frames and wheels made of post-consumer waste, such as shampoo bottles and ocean fishing nets. All the bike's wear parts are made of durable igus tribo-polymers. The goal is a bicycle that does not rust, requires no maintenance or lubrication, and can be entirely recycled. igus calls the project a "live test laboratory for the bicycle industry". At the beginning of September 2023, the first Cologne bikes should reach the market.
