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My other ‘great’ idea is a modern butcher’s bike - normal wheelbase(ish) with a 16” front wheel and a carrier, disc/roller brakes and a hub gear.
PedalMe do great demonstrations of what can be moved with Urban Arrow cargo bikes but I bet there’s an awful lot that could be done with something smaller/handier (and I bet there’s a huge amount of slop in the steering linkage on a cargo bike?)
No parts from countries with iffy human rights records
Pretty much removes most of the countries in existence from your possible list of parts / materials suppliers, all depending on just how far back you want to take those records of course 🤔😉
f someone did some “This machine stops climate change” t-shirts that would be good…
Really, how does the mass production of steel, aluminium and carbon stop climate change?
Maybe a slightly more realistic "this machine minimises the CO2 output from your ICE / hybrid vehicle when you ride it to the shops"
On a serious note I'd like to see more bike stuff made from recycled plastics from our rivers and oceans
https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/turning-trash-into-treasure-the-ocean-cleanup-sunglasses/
Lots of plastic in bikes from sunglasses, tops of helmets, mudguards, bits of components etc packaging. Lots more could be done and I'm sure there's a market for it as you know your money is used to clean up the oceans and rivers.
Carbon frames and forks are very lovely but I don't see many of them being recycled, I just see them being dumped in landfill or in the sea.
But I doubt it would be economical to do. Manufacturers need to be taxed when things are made so that money can be used to reuse and recycle but that's a long way off.
I really like the stuff made from old bike tyres and inner tubes but I only need one wallet and one bag. Would love to see some up cycled pannier bags from our waste or just a company that sorts out our waste from cycling.