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Greenstar Bikes introduces first affordable bamboo bicycle

  • Ron 

Greenstar Bikes announced today it is offering quality bamboo bikes that fit everyone’s budget. With a retail price tag around $450, the Greenstar Ecoforce 1™ model bamboo bicycle is affordable, reliable and based on a green, renewable, family-farmed resource. The new bike is available now to independent bicycle dealers across the country.

The Ecoforce 1 is a handcrafted bicycle that combines performance and beauty with environmental and social responsibility to deliver a fully functional work of art that actually costs less than most aluminum bikes of its kind. This single-speed bike comes with a reversible hub so riders can easily switch from freewheel to fixed-wheel, and it’s available in three colors and four sizes.

Bamboo is perfect for bicycles. It is stronger than steel, light as aluminum, and stiff like carbon fiber. Bamboo’s natural vibration dampening qualities provide the smoothest ride of any materials. And it looks beautiful. The problem has always been that bamboo bikes cost thousands of dollars, putting them well out of reach of most consumers. Not anymore.

“It took us almost four years of research, design, and testing to create our proprietary bike frame technology and a unique process for mass production,” says Eric Hiller, co-founder of Greenstar Bikes. “Our company mission is to deliver a quality bamboo bike at an affordable price.”

“After all, what good is green if no one can afford it?” says Hiller.

Bamboo is one of the most environmentally sound and socially responsible natural materials on the planet. It grows fast, requires no pesticides or herbicides, and can be harvested over and over again without killing the plant.

With virtually no barriers to entry, no harmful emissions or byproducts, and no complicated infrastructure needs, bamboo is the perfect cash crop for emerging economies. Harvesting is simple and requires no complex machinery. And there’s no work to be done after the harvest: no plowing, reseeding, or soil reclamation. Greenstar Bikes uses bamboo harvested by family farmers.

Dealer inquiries are encouraged.

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