In Part 1 we compared mining iron ore to the process of harvesting bamboo. In Part 2 we'll compare iron ore refining to the bamboo bike tube process.

We all know what it takes to make bamboo: water, sun, and dirt. But what does it take to create steel from iron ore? In part one, we'll compare the mining and harvesting process.

Thanks to Krista Carlson for her Greenstar Bikes write-up in Urban Velo Magazine.  

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