Made from natural wood and reinforced glass fiber and epoxy, Serbian designer Zarko Bubalo’s sustainable wooden bikes are a hybrid combination between traditional and modern technologies.
The two bikes, called ‘Imagine’ and ‘Perfect Day,’ are each made from wood and quality composite materials that provide a high level of frame strength and vibration absorption while giving the bike a recycled, conservatory appearance. The design was inspired by aircraft and shipbuilding construction, and the bike’s six layers of polyurethane varnish enhances the sustainable wooden bike’s sleek modern look.
Built through careful construction, the speed bike comes with a front-wheel suspension with a lean, slender frame that is sure to give speedsters a good run for their money. The bike was introduced at Paris Design Week, which ran from September 9 to 15.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Sustainable Wooden Bikes
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the eco-friendly transportation industry by combining traditional and modern technologies.
- Natural Materials
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in various industries by exploring the use of natural materials like wood and quality composites.
- Aircraft and Shipbuilding-inspired Design
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in product design by incorporating inspiration from other industries like aircraft and shipbuilding.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Transportation
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the transportation industry by developing eco-friendly alternatives to traditional bikes using sustainable wooden materials.
- Manufacturing
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in manufacturing processes to create high-strength and environmentally-friendly composite materials.
- Product Design
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in product design by incorporating inspiration from unconventional industries like aircraft and shipbuilding to create unique and sustainable products.
