However , with the development of tougher industrial metals , such as steel and aluminium , large - scale usage of bamboo to build bicycles never happened .
A US patent was applied for in 1895 , by August Oberg and Andrew Gustafson , and granted in 1896 .
With the development of tougher industrial metals , such as steel and aluminium , large - scale usage of bamboo to build bicycles never happened .
A US patent was applied for in 1895 , by August Oberg and Andrew Gustafson , and granted in 1896 .