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A worker welds Spedagi frame at Piranti Works workshop on June 02, 2021 in Temanggung, Indonesia. The Spedagi Bamboo Bike takes advantage of the light weight and durability of bamboo. It has the best vibration dampening characteristics for a bike and local materials are easy to get as bamboo grows very fast. The bike design uses giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) for its abundance in the local area around the village, its large diameter, and its thick walls which makes it possible to create bicycle frame tubes of a uniform size. Singgih Susilo Kartono, Spedagi’s creator, hopes not only to build a unique bike that uses natural materials, but to start a revitalization movement that he hopes will empower the village as a sustainable and self-sufficient community. Spedagi bikes are widely used in France, Japan, and large Indonesian cities such as Jakarta, where cycling is gaining popularity as an alternative to sitting in vehicles for hours on traffic-choked roads. Spedagi won the Bronze Award in Hong Kong DFA Design for Asia Awards 2017, the Japan Good Design Gold Award 2018, Excellent Product Design in German Design Award Special 2019, and has passed the vibration fatigue impact test by the Japan Vehicle Inspection Association (JVIA). (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
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