As much as we'd like to convince ourselves that appearances don't matter, they do. This isn't a lecture or a casual argument on the deeper meaning of life; we're just stating that appearances matter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kate Strong's bamboo bike A Welsh cyclist has embarked on a 3,000-mile trip around the UK riding a road bike made from bamboo.

When entrepreneur Russell Hopkins isn’t tearing up local skate parks on his BMX bike or converting old Volkswagens to run on oil, you can find him at his new bike shop in Lakewood, the Container ...

An industrial design professor and local artisans developed an electric cargo bike in Nepal. The bike uses local bamboo materials to transport packages and passengers to tourist sites. It's designed ...

People have started to pay more attention to how their lifestyle choices impact the world and are more interested in learning about sustainable living practices. Since cycling is one of the most ...

Bicycle designer Craig Calfee likes to talk about the time a film crew tried to stress-test one of his bamboo bike frames. Three men—each weighing about 200 pounds—piled onto one of the two-wheelers ...

The electric cargo bike is already among the greenest vehicles out there, capable of replacing car rides and even van deliveries in a compact, clean and city-friendly package. German bicycle company ...

Designer and Fulbright scholar Lance Rake has teamed up with local bamboo builders at Abari in Kathmandu to design an electric cargo bike made out of sustainable materials. The resulting design is the ...

Get a frame you like, trace its geometry on to a wooden board, and secure it with a jig to hold the parts you want to keep. Saw off the bottom bracket sleeve, headset tube, seat-post tube and dropouts ...

The 54-year-old designer told AFP the diplomatic gesture was a “special, magical moment” for him after years spent working on the bike. Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) presented new Australian ...