The absence of these accessories helps with the streamlined, absolutely gorgeous look of the machine. Cables are wired internally to maintain the sleek silhouette, and the display is rendered ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Bike maker Craig Calfee has found a way to grow bicycle frames in a field, with sunlight and water. He makes them out of bamboo. "It’s like bonsai basically," said Calfee ...

At a workshop in Uganda's capital, Kampala, Noordin Kasoma measured and cut a length of bamboo. Within a few days, the 24 inch piece of grass would be transformed into the frame of a bicycle.

His first bamboo frame finally came together last week. The frame alone weighed 3.35 pounds. The entire bike is about 18 pounds. “I was tentative when I first got on it,” he said.