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The first bicycles were made of wood. Cycle manufacturers then switched to steel tubes. These days, for high-end bikes where wei
The first bicycles were made of wood. Cycle manufacturers then switched to steel tubes. These days, for high-end bikes where wei
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2022-01-13
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The first bicycles were made of wood. Cycle manufacturers then switched to steel tubes. These days, for high-end bikes where weight is a priority, they use aluminium alloys (铝合金) or even carbon fibre. But Izhar Gafni, an amateur cyclist who owns a number of such fancy bikes, wonders whether the original inventors had a point. He proposes to go back to using wood—or, rather, a derivative (衍生物) of wood, namely cardboard.
Mr. Gafni, who is based in Ahituv, Israel, spent years trying to work out how to make a cardboard bicycle able to support the weight of a human being. The trick is twofold. First, he folds the cardboard— commercial-grade material, made from recycled paper—to increase its strength. Then, once it is folded, he treats the result with a proprietary resin (树脂) that holds it in shape and stiffens it, before cutting it into the form of the component required. A second application of resin renders the component waterproof, and a lick of lacquer (漆) makes it look good. The result, Mr. Gafni claims, is stronger than carbon fibre.
The bike’s frame, wheels, handlebars and saddle are all made of cardboard in this way, and then fitted together. The tyres—again harking back to the early days of cycling—are composed of solid rubber, which is recycled from old car tyres. That makes the ride a little harder than if the tyres were pneumatic (充气轮胎的), but means they cannot be punctured.
The chain is also made from car-tyre rubber. The pedals are plastic recycled from bottles and the brakes are recycled too, though Mr. Gafni is not yet ready to disclose the details. The finished product weighs 9kg, a bit less than an ordinary bike, and can carry a rider weighing 220kg.
Mr. Gafni’s target market is the poorer countries of the world. Because manufacturing the cardboard bike will, he reckons, cost $ 9 - 12 a unit, and his design is far more affordable than a steel-framed bike. But people in rich countries may be interested too. In Tel Aviv, the commercial capital of Mr. Gafni’s native land, 2,000 stolen bikes were recently put on display by police, for their owners to claim. If bicycles cost less than the locks that chained them to lampposts, thieves might not think it worthwhile to steal them.
What can be learned about the brakes of Mr. Gafni’s bicycle?
选项
A、They make use of some car technology.
B、They are made of plastic from recycled bottles.
C、Their details are still unknown to the public.
D、They can bear a weight of 220kg.
答案
C
解析
由题干中的the brakes定位到第四段第二句。细节辨认题。由定位句可知,车闸也使用了可回收材料。但加夫尼先生还不打算将细节进行公开,因此C)“它们的细节仍不为公众所知”为正确答案。
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