Luxury electric bike company Riese & Müller generally ships its e-bikes the same way every electric bike maker in the world does: in cardboard bike boxes. But now the company is switching to a new ...

The idea of a cardboard bike seems on first thought flimsy and impractical but for one man, Izhar Gafni, building such a bike has been very much a labour of love. The Israeli national, a keen cyclist, ...

The bicycle made from recycled cardboard is a real thing: Inventor Izhar Gafni grabbed headlines last year for riding the prototype, and describing how he made folded cardboard “like origami” into a ...

The dream of recycled, low-cost cardboard bikes for everyone has new momentum in the form of an Indiegogo campaign. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET ...

If you’ve ever had to replace a bicycle, [Izhar Gafni] is your man. He created a bicycle made completely out of cardboard that is strong enough to support the largest riders and costs about the same ...

You’d think it were dystopian if it weren’t true: With so much awesome new bike gear coming out, one of the most exciting items is a cardboard box. But not just any cardboard box; this is a reinforced ...

Kranium is a bike helmet that is made from the same cardboard used for the boxes you find at the supermarket. This material, along with some clever construction, turns out to be a lot better at ...

Israeli Izhar Gafni is a bicycle hobbyist, and he has made a bicycle entirely out of cardboard. It costs about $10 per bike to make. “Basically, the idea is like Japanese origami,” Gafni says. Folding ...