There has never been a time when wooden bikes weren't being made. As late as the 1930's, people were making bikes with wooden compression-type spokes, rather than steel tension-type spokes, and currently there are piles of amazing wooden bikes being made. This Owen was used as a triathalon bike, with some very respectable finishes (race finishes, not varnish finishes): https://www.flickr.com/photos/... [flickr.com] Satoshi Sano has been building spectacular bikes using traditional Japanese boatbuilding techniques: https: [flickr.com]
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @08:51PM (#48414243)
I've seen some modern wood frame bikes on a few organized rides in california.
They resemble any other modern CF bike, except they look fucking amazing. They're probably heavier, but like any other composite material they're just fibers soaked in epoxy.
More of a novelty than anything else, but not impractical at all.
A long and current history of wooden bikes (Score:5, Informative)
There has never been a time when wooden bikes weren't being made. As late as the 1930's, people were making bikes with wooden compression-type spokes, rather than steel tension-type spokes, and currently there are piles of amazing wooden bikes being made.
This Owen was used as a triathalon bike, with some very respectable finishes (race finishes, not varnish finishes): https://www.flickr.com/photos/... [flickr.com]
Satoshi Sano has been building spectacular bikes using traditional Japanese boatbuilding techniques: https: [flickr.com]
Re:A long and current history of wooden bikes (Score:0)
I've seen some modern wood frame bikes on a few organized rides in california.
They resemble any other modern CF bike, except they look fucking amazing. They're probably heavier, but like any other composite material they're just fibers soaked in epoxy.
More of a novelty than anything else, but not impractical at all.