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In his workshop in Uganda's capital, an entrepreneur inspects his handiwork.
在乌干达首都的工作室中，一名企业家正在检查他的手工制品。
Noordin Kasoma found a way to fix old, broken steel bicycles using super-renewable bamboo creating something that he can sell.
诺丁·卡索玛发现了一种可以修复破损老旧钢制自行车的方法，使用超级可再生的竹子来创造一些他可以销售的东西。
When it comes to the bamboo bicycle in riding especially on the off-road, it's really comfortable.
当提到竹子自行车时，特别是越野骑行，那是非常舒适的。
One, bamboo is flexible; due to that flexibility it gives that kind of shock absorbing property when you're riding especially off-road.
第一是竹子很灵活，因为它的灵活性，所以它可以减震，尤其是当你在山地骑车时。
The bamboo itself tries to absorb the shocks that you are passing through other than steel or aluminium.
竹子可以在你骑行时达到减震效果，比起钢铁或铝制产品而言。
Kasoma learned to make bikes after training with an American designer and watching online tutorials.
卡索玛曾接受了一名美国设计师的培训，并观看了网上的课程而学会制作自行车的。
He says he wanted to make bikes more affordable than conventional brands.
他说他希望自行车比传统品牌更廉价。
Bamboo bikes which have been around for more than a century seem like a good way to go.
竹子自行车已存在一百多年了，似乎是一个好办法。
I think it's even a cheaper option because if you went through importing that a carbon frame,
我认为这是一个廉价的选择，如果你真的进口一个碳框架，
the taxes and the like, you certainly may buy two of these in the frame.
税等其他东西，你都可以买两个竹子框架了。
It takes Kasoma about a week to make each bike and they cost between 350 and 450 dollars.
卡索玛制作一个自行车需要大约一周时间，费用大约在350-450美元之间。
He also employs about 20 workers plus young apprentices to whom he teaches the craft.
他还雇佣了大约20个工人，加上年轻的学徒，他会教他们这门手艺。
We get geometrical diagrams of different types of bikes and different sizes.
我们有不同种类自行车，不同大小自行车的几何图。
We normally make mountain bikes, city bikes, travel bikes and then we have the road bikes, the racing bikes.
我们一般是山地车，城市车，旅行车，然后是公路车，赛车。
So every type of bicycle has different geometry and different sizes.
每一种都有不同的几何图形和不同大小。
Kasoma says he uses bamboo because it grows fast, is everywhere and as a sustainable crop.
卡索玛说使用竹子的原因是它成长很快，而且到处可见，也是可持续的作物。
He's working on plans to expand its factory and expand bicycle tourism in Uganda.
他有计划扩展工厂，并在乌干达扩大自行车旅游业。
Arash Arabasadi, VOA news
阿拉什·阿坝沙迪，VOA新闻
