A design student in the UK has constructed a lightweight bicycle from abandoned golf clubs to highlight how middle-aged men are shifting to cycling.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI noticed a lot of golf clubs were closing and I wondered if there was a correlation. I visited a few clubs and they confirmed their numbers had declined over the past few years,\u201d said Calum Ray, a graphic design student from Kingston University London.<\/p>\n
The statistical data was backed up by online research which spurred on Calum\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came up with the idea of producing a representation of the way social sport has evolved for the 21st century\u2019s middle-aged men,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started by purchasing a set of golf clubs from eBay for 99 pence, they were unused and that really supported the point I was trying to communicate,\u201d Calum said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge was that golf clubs are so thin and so light they are incredibly difficult to weld,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found that the joints could be strengthened by double welding, you can file the join and grind it down so that it\u2019s smooth again. It was a very long process but we got there in the end,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The finished product showed a surprisingly sturdy, fully functional lightweight bicycle and communicative design piece.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am designing a manual, which will be open source, so that other people can turn their old golf clubs into bikes,\u201d said Calum.\u2014PTI<\/p>\n
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