Israeli Builds Cardboard Bike
The wonders of the Jewish mind: Izhar Gafni, an Israeli kibbutznik and craftsman, created a durable bicycle made out of cardboard. It's green and the production cost is around $12. Video
The wonders of the Jewish mind: Izhar Gafni, an Israeli kibbutznik and craftsman, created a durable bicycle made out of cardboard. It's green and the production cost is around $12. Video
Skilled labor @ $10 for a minimum of 10 hours + Manufacturer markup + Retail markup = $300-400 bike. The aluminum in a cheap bike isn’t much more. It is cool that he make one for himself, though. Good for do it yourselfers. The world will soon have a couple dozen of these.
Col put up more interesting things like this its great!
AMAZING!!!!
never seen anything like it before amazing
next we’ll have cardboard strollers (great for travel since it’s light), skate boards, cars etc
are you serious , if you are you really need to get out into the the world!!.
From a fully ordained outreach layperson having attended the Conference and may come again this year!
no clue what you wrote. please explain….
Green meaning…good for the environment.
this guy is flippin awesome
As impressive as making his idea work was, some of the business figures behind the project are as worth noting. Gafni estimates that the cost of the raw materials for a bike would be between $9 and $12, with a likely selling price of between $60 and $90 to the consumer. Time for a little extrapolation. You could double the high end of materials costs to get $24, which could be a distribution price. Double it again and you’ve got $48 to a store. If Gafni is right about the retail price range, that’s a minimum of a 25% mark-up,… Read more »
where can one buy it in nyc?
so intelligent!
No way it was $12 to produce, maybe 12 worth of cardboard. What about the equipment and labor?
but i wouldnt think there would be much use for it in rainy London ; )
“and then my wife gave me this look”Brilliant
how do i reach you? for business oppourtunity…
Amazing where do I get one?
simply amazing!
It goes to show the power of “Imagination” and “Determination”. A lesson for every one of us, Chassidim of the Rebbe, how we have the ability to use our imagination productively to help realize the Rebbe’s dream …
It will BEZ”H will be very popular
FYI (that means: for your information):
When people say “green” these days they most likely don’t mean the color. Rather, that “its environmentally friendly”
why does the article say that its green, when in truth its white are they colour blind?
You think their gonna start selling these stuff at ch cycles?
kibbutzniks grow up in an atmosphere which is very conducive to productivity, I am impressed with this development, but not surprised that it is from a kibbutznik. this is great.
Amazzzzzing
I saw that on the ch cycles fanpage. good stuff!
BRILLIANT!!!