In the constant search of more eco-friendly products we find something that stand out of the crowd: like this £3000 bamboocycle.
The hefty price is rater off-putting but apparently it is the ultimate green statement for commuters worried that even their cycling is damaging the planet.
The Calfee retails for around £3000, is made of bamboo stems that are handpicked in the remote mountains of Taiwan’s Yushan National Park.
However, the bamboo has a large carbon footprint as it clocks up a fair amount of mileage from source to shop.
It is shipped to California, where the stems are smoked and heat-treated to prevent splitting and then assembled into a frame.
Then the pieces are connected with lugs made of hemp fibre, before being coated in a satin polyurethane sealant.
The bikes are then transported back to Chiswick, West London, where they are being sold in the Eco Age shop owned by actor Colin Firth, his wife Livia Giuggioli, and her brother Nicola.
So much for eco-friendly.
