Wooden bike

[tintin40]

I like it. But wood rather have a bamboo bike

 

[Student Bob]

Interesting. It might be possible to make a 'hybrid' version of this bike by taking a regular steel/Al frame, chopping out most of the top tube, down tube and chainstay tubes (to leave a short butt at each welded end) and replacing the missing lengths with identically sized hickory inserts.

Got one already....

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=123679

Cheap as (wood)chips too!!

 

[JohnH]

Got one already....

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=123679

Cheap as (wood)chips too!!

Crikey, that's exactly what I'd imagined!

Ah, to be original just once.... :roll:

 

[KeepItSteel]

totally amazing, thanks for the link.

 

[Massai]

I actually really like to color and shape of the frame. Does anyone know how going for a ride works in the rain? Any permanent damage result from that, or is it coated with some special anti water stuff?

 

[The Ken]

Most hardwoods aren't too bothered by the rain but it does look like the bike is varnished in someway

 

[Repack Rider]

Saw this one in Crested Butte around 1987.

 

[sylus]

Not wood...but lego..ish

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEGNANO-ITALIAN-B ... 3cb3c1ccf8

 

[Easy_Rider]

Saw this one in Crested Butte around 1987.

Wow that looks great, I guess nothing is new in the work of bikes. I wonder how the seat height is adjusted since the rear brake cable goes through the seatube!

Can these be classed as a monocoque chassis?

 

[silverclaws]

Ah, more inspiration, I am trying to convince my pal to make one out of laminated timber, he being a wood design student, but he is not into bikes, but I have so far got him interested in the WW2 De Havilland Mosquito as an expression in laminated timber design.