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Israeli inventor and his cardboard bicycle.
Baz Ratner /Reuters /Landov
Israeli inventor and his cardboard bicycle.
Baz Ratner /Reuters /Landov
After last year capturing the imagination of people around the world with video of a bicycle made almost entirely out of cardboard, Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni is now hoping to capture money from folks who would like to own one.
Cardboard Technologies is launching a Kickstarter campaign that offers “limited and exclusive access” to those interested in getting one of the bikes.
Bike Biz reminds readers that:
“When news of his cardboard creation went viral last year, Gafni said the finished bike would retail for $20. There’s no details on the company website on costs, but it’s likely to be far in excess of $20 per bicycle. However, costs could be brought down through on-bike advertising, claims Gafni’s business partner, Israeli entrepreneur Nimrod Elmish.”
As Bill Chappell posted for us last December, there’s also a cardboard helmet in the works for bike riders.
Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/03/188263533/cardboard-bike-creator-may-soon-start-peddling-his-product?ft=1&f=1001