Design and Fabrication of Bamboo Bicycle

Anuj Kumar Jain; Feras Hakkak; Mudit Gupta; Siddharth Jain

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.531714

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Design and Fabrication of Bamboo Bicycle

Anuj Kumar Jain, Feras Hakkak, Mudit Gupta, Siddharth Jain

Vol 5 , Issue 3 , July - September 2017 | Pages: 80-83 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.531714

Received: June 25, 2017 | Revised: July 20, 2017 | Accepted: July 28, 2017 | Published Online: September 15, 2017

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * Anuj Kumar Jain, Mechanical Engineering Department, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India (anujkjain@ncuindia.edu)

2. Feras Hakkak, Mechanical Engineering Department,, The NorthCap University,, Gurugram, Haryana, India

3. Mudit Gupta, Mechanical Engineering Department,, The NorthCap University,, Gurugram, Haryana, India

4. Siddharth Jain, Mechanical Engineering Department, The NorthCap University,, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Bicycles provide a convenient means for curbing the growing challenge of traffic congestion and pollution in cities. Steel bicycles are available in India in millions. However, as production of steel is a polluting process, replacing it with greener version has occupied the minds of researchers all over the world. In this respect, bamboo seems to be a viable substitute to steel in making of bicycle frames. Bamboo frame bicycles are lighter than steel frame bicycle, have aesthetic looks, are more environment-friendly, and can potentially be cheaper than steel frame bicycles. This paper reports our attempt to design and fabricate a bamboo bicycle. Special jointing technique was developed to attach the bamboo poles. Tests showed that the bicycle actually could withstand various rides in smooth and bumby roads.

Keywords

Bamboo; Bicycle; Joints; Frame.

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