Growing Bikes!

Panda Bikes is native to Fort Collins and it's appropriate considering the bicycle friendliness of the community (unless you're Paul and you hate people in bike lanes). Their bamboo bikes are incredible---they're ridiculously strong, sustainable, and unique.

One of the founders is currently in the MBA program at CSU and he spoke to our business plan class last semester. I have a copy of their business plan. Needless to say, they're brilliant and creative in the way they've designed their business. If I had $2,000 of disposable income, I would definitely buy a Panda bike. If you live in FoCo, they're all town and they've taken part in Tour de Fat and other events with New Belgium. They were at CSU's E-days last week showing off their amazing engineering abilities (which I couldn't begin to explain). I think they're also touring business plan competitions and presenting in hopes of raising more capital.

Even if you aren't an avid cyclist, just look around their website. It's very eye-catching and streamlined so it's user friendly. They're a really cool group of guys, too!

http://www.pandabicycles.com/