Recycled bike company seeks funding
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 13:33:20
Riding a bike is not only a healthy way to get around, but also much greener than jumping in a car, particularly if you are only travelling a short distance.
But of course you need to take into account where your bike itself has come from, because manufacturing any kind of cycle will result in a carbon footprint and will, typically, make use of freshly forged metal components.
However, a Californian start-up is looking to change all that, with a new bike that it claims is made from 100% recycled aluminium.
The company, sensibly known as ReCycle, has set up an appeal on the crowd-sourced funding website, Kickstarter, via which it hopes to raise the 65,000 it needs to start building its green bikes.
They already have the prototype in full working order and they basically want to start producing them on a large scale.
Kickstarter has recently launched in the UK but has already resulted in several success stories across the pond.
It is a site that allows people to back projects which ignite their interests. Their cash will not only go towards supporting the companies in question, but also allow them to benefit from a number of rewards, depending on how much they put up.
ReCycle has actually designed a total of three different bikes, ranking from a road-friendly urban cycle to an off-road mountain bike.
The minimum pledge is set at $35, but those who put up $2250 will actually get one of the bikes, once the project has reached its funding target.
The more money that is put in, the more support the company will be provided with, so this kind of funding can help to bring small, niche businesses into the limelight and fund green recycling projects that might otherwise be ignored.
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