Structurally there isn't any problem using corrugated material such as
cardboard
or plastic such as yard signs. If wrapped in a a layer or two fiberglass and
resin then I would believe it would have the ability to carry a lot of weight.
One of my Facebook groups I belong to is "velomobile...coroplast" which is a
bunch of recumbent bike nerds making velomobile shells out of coroplast, which
is a corrugated plastic sheet most commonly used for yard sale and political
signs. The shells cover up and airstream a manufactured trike or a home-built
"space-frame" trike. Another example of coroplast on velomobiles is the
Australian "Pedal Prix." The prix is getting ready for next week's 24-hour
races
in which the teams consist of high school and college students operating
velomobiles built from scratch or built up commercial kits. (I would love to
see
something like this in the U.S.)
DJ
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From: India Viola <[email protected]>
To: Bikies ListServe <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, September 13, 2012 8:57:28 AM
Subject: [Bikies] I Think I Can....
Fact or fiction? Either way, it's fun.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670753/this-9-cardboard-bike-can-support-riders-up-to-485lbs
-india
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