{"id":4297,"date":"2014-05-02T14:17:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T12:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2014-05-02T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T12:17:57","slug":"bamboo-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable bikes at Bamboo Bikes Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year,\u00a0<strong>Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/strong> was awarded at the Business Day&#8217;s workshop of the International University of Catalonia, for their <strong>sustainable, handmade bikes<\/strong>. This is no surprise, given the way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company<\/a> runs its business. They are environmentally-conscious, create their products locally, with fresh and trendy designs.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s learn a little more about the creators of these popular\u00a0<strong>bamboo bicycles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#Tell-us-about-your-Bamboo-Bikes-and-how-this-project-came-about\" title=\"Tell us about your Bamboo Bikes and how this project came about\">Tell us about your Bamboo Bikes and how this project came about<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#Who-are-the-faces-behind-Bamboo-Bikes-Barcelona\" title=\"Who are the faces behind Bamboo Bikes Barcelona?\">Who are the faces behind Bamboo Bikes Barcelona?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#What-advantages-does-bamboo-present-as-a-material-for-making-bikes-Are-there-any-disadvantages\" title=\"What advantages does bamboo present as a material for making bikes? Are there any disadvantages?\">What advantages does bamboo present as a material for making bikes? Are there any disadvantages?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#Tell-us-about-the-production-process-of-your-bikes\" title=\"Tell us about the production process of your bikes\">Tell us about the production process of your bikes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#Do-you-have-more-than-one-type-of-bike\" title=\"Do you have more than one type of bike?\">Do you have more than one type of bike?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#You-have-recently-won-the-prize-at-the-creative-workshop-Business-Day-of-the-UIC-What-changed-after-that\" title=\"You have recently won the prize at the creative workshop Business Day of the UIC. What changed after that?\">You have recently won the prize at the creative workshop Business Day of the UIC. What changed after that?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bamboo-bikes\/#Do-you-plan-to-expand-the-business-to-other-cities\" title=\"Do you plan to expand the business to other cities?\">Do you plan to expand the business to other cities?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell-us-about-your-Bamboo-Bikes-and-how-this-project-came-about\"><\/span>Tell us about your Bamboo Bikes and how this project came about<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4299\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4299\" class=\"wp-image-4299\" title=\"1507966_496012363841075_458446074_n (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/05\/1507966_496012363841075_458446074_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"185\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/strong> is a new concept of urban cycling. The <strong>bikes<\/strong> are customizable both in regard to components and types of <strong>bamboo.<\/strong> They are<strong> handmade in Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0using sustainable materials like <strong>bamboo, resins,<\/strong> and <strong>natural fibers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We saw the first <strong>bamboo bike<\/strong> on the Lijiang River in the interior of China, in April of 2012. We were excited about the idea of creating a <strong>bike<\/strong> with this sort of material\u00a0and started looking for information on the qualities of the <strong>bamboo<\/strong> and the companies that were selling it. In July 2013, when we came back to Barcelona, we had a challenge: being able to make a <strong>bamboo bike<\/strong> with our own hands.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who-are-the-faces-behind-Bamboo-Bikes-Barcelona\"><\/span>Who are the faces behind Bamboo Bikes Barcelona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are\u00a0<strong>Mariona Martinez<\/strong> and<strong> Marc Navarra<\/strong>, two young graduates in business administration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cost-student-visa-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">students<\/a> of engineering for industrial production. Applying the knowledge and experiences we gained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/erasmus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college<\/a>, we decided to implement concepts for industrial production to a craft workshop and bring together the old times and today&#8217;s trends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mariona<\/strong> has always been attracted to handmade production, and <strong>Marc<\/strong> has been in the world of <strong>bikes<\/strong> since he was 12 when he began competing in MTB (mountain bike).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rent-bike-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rent a bike in Gr\u00e0cia and get pedaling<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-advantages-does-bamboo-present-as-a-material-for-making-bikes-Are-there-any-disadvantages\"><\/span>What advantages does bamboo present as a material for making bikes? Are there any disadvantages?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4300\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4300\" class=\"wp-image-4300\" title=\"Captura de pantalla 2014-05-01 a la(s) 18.42.57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2014-05-01-a-las-18.42.57-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"234\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bamboo<\/strong> is known as the &#8220;steel plant&#8221; due to the fact that it is a strong, lightweight and flexible material. The relationship between weight and strength that <strong>bamboo <\/strong>offers\u00a0makes it a very attractive material for making <strong>bikes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bamboo<\/strong> absorbs hits and forces to which a <strong>bicycle frame<\/strong> is exposed, reducing the perception of the difficulties of the road and providing a more comfortable ride with a smoother pedal stroke.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rent-bikes-sants-montjuic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>bikes<\/strong><\/a> need special care and it is necessary to go through annual maintenance to extend the life of the <strong>bamboo,<\/strong> which is estimated between 10-15 years, if you take good care of it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell-us-about-the-production-process-of-your-bikes\"><\/span>Tell us about the production process of your bikes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our\u00a0<strong>bicycles<\/strong> are created according to each customer&#8217;s specifications. Once we have the details, we design and build it in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/workshops-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The manufacturing process takes 35 hours, this time includes everything, from the\u00a0<strong>bamboo selection<\/strong> to the processing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/second-hand-bicycles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to buy second-hand bicycles in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do-you-have-more-than-one-type-of-bike\"><\/span>Do you have more than one type of bike?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4301\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4301\" class=\"wp-image-4301 size-medium\" title=\"Captura de pantalla 2014-05-01 a la(s) 18.41.26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2014-05-01-a-las-18.41.26-e1475255169299-300x184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We currently have three types of <strong>bicycles<\/strong>\u00a0available to our customers. There is the\u00a0<strong>Urban Bamboo Bike<\/strong>, which is\u00a0for people who really want to enjoy every ride, with a comfortable\u00a0geometry, 3 gears and the disc brake, which make this <strong>bike<\/strong> perfect for the city; the <strong>E-Bamboo Bike<\/strong>, which uses the BIKE+ technology, making it the first\u00a0<strong>e-bike<\/strong> that does not need to be recharged;\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>customized model<\/strong>, which allows the customer to create the <strong>bicycle<\/strong>\u00a0according to their preferences of both <strong>bamboo<\/strong>\u00a0and components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can shop for our\u00a0<strong>Bamboo Bikes<\/strong>\u00a0on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bamboobikesbcn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>official website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You-have-recently-won-the-prize-at-the-creative-workshop-Business-Day-of-the-UIC-What-changed-after-that\"><\/span>You have recently won the prize at the creative workshop Business Day of the UIC. What changed after that?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>award at UIC<\/strong> has allowed us to gain notoriety. There were articles written about us in a number of publications, such as the &#8220;El Mundo&#8221; newspaper and the university itself showed interest in our project.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do-you-plan-to-expand-the-business-to-other-cities\"><\/span>Do you plan to expand the business to other cities?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4302\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4302\" class=\"wp-image-4302 \" title=\"Captura de pantalla 2014-05-01 a la(s) 18.40.57\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2014-05-01-a-las-18.40.57-e1475255195709-300x184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"175\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bamboo Bikes Barcelona<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Given the type of product we are selling and our target market, it would make perfect sense to expand\u00a0<strong>Bamboo Bikes<\/strong>\u00a0to other countries, so that they could be used in cities like Amsterdam, Copenhagen or Helsinki, but right now we are focused on strengthening the brand identity here in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our thanks to <strong>Mariona and Mark<\/strong> for taking the time to talk to us about their exciting new venture and introducing us to the wonderful world of <strong>Bamboo Bikes<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in Barcelona? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year,\u00a0Bamboo Bikes Barcelona was awarded at the Business Day&#8217;s workshop of the International University of Catalonia, for their sustainable, handmade bikes. 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