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And nowhere is there a more beautiful bike frame than those made by Portland, Oregon–based Renovo Hardwood Bicycles. Can wood work as a mountain bike?
Jan bicycle workshop founders Jan Mucska and Jan Vidlicka recently unveiled a unique bicycle with a handcrafted wooden frame.
The new Leg&Go bike does all that and even transforms to keep the ride going indoors and out in the snow. The Leg&Go bike features a distinctive two-part wood frame.
Although wooden-frame bikes may not be a common sight out on the street, they're plentiful at events such as the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. So, what makes one stand out there? Well, it ...
Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing how to bolt things ...
How to Make a Wooden Bike for 200 Hours In today's video I want to show you something unusual. It's wooden bicycle that is ...
We’ve featured lots of wooden bikes on Inhabitat, but Amsterdam-based designer Paul Timmer’s timber bike frame may be the most detail-oriented one we’ve seen yet. Made from solid ash, the ...
Wooden bike frames offer several advantages over traditional materials. Firstly, wood has natural shock-absorbing properties, which can provide a smoother ride compared to metal frames.
Thin layers of oak veneer make up the three-piece wooden frame of this bicycle designed by student Niko Schmutz (+ slideshow). The frame makes the most of the "resilient" properties of wood, and ...
At first, it’s odd, hopping on a bike frame made entirely of wood. After all, I’m used to high-tech composite framed made of carbon-fiber nanotubes impregnated with exotic resins, molded to ...