Wooden Bikes--not just design, but art

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joeyruan
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by joeyruan

Wooden Bikes by Sueshiro Sano, we don’t call this design and crafts neither, we call this art. :thumbup:
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odin99
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by odin99

does that saddle looks comfy!! :wink:

bm0p700f
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by bm0p700f

Well wood is carbon based composite.

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kbbpll
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by kbbpll

Wood is the new steel.

mjduct
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by mjduct

there are better ones from users on this site built by a company called Renovo:

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adidavas
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by adidavas

what weight of it?

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simon
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by simon

http://blog.bike-id.ch/

scroll down for some pics of a self made wooden frame by bmc pro michael schär and his father(got stolen when some idiots broke into his fathers bike shop last year)
pretty nice custom fixie configurator by the way, he runs this "business" as a hobby besides the sport

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Powerful Pete
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by Powerful Pete

Honestly very curious to test ride a Renovo.
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
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Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
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by 53x12

We have termites here. That bike would be at risk. :) would look yummy to them.
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