A Bicycle to Save the Planet and the People of Africa

When Calfee, a bike builder from Santa Cruz, California, started making bamboo bicycles about ten years ago, they were a novelty for his friends and relatives. It turns out that bamboo is not only eco-friendly, but also super-strong, non-corrosive, and vibration absorbing. In other words, the perfect material for a bike frame. Now his bamboo bikes are in high demand, and Calfee is finding out how his eco-friendly design could impact life in rural Africa