“Green” materials are all the rage, and few of them are more versatile than bamboo.
In this week’s Xpress Outdoors section, writer Jack Igelman tells the story of Asheville resident Keith Young, who recently crafted a bicycle frame from bamboo and has plans to build more bikes from the giant grass.
Click here to read the story, and click on the image at right to view a slideshow and interview with Young put together by Xpress multimedia editor, Jason Sandford.
If you’d like to get in touch with Young, send him an e-mail at keiteryoung@hotmail.com.
— Kent Priestley, contributing editor