Wooden bike

cerebus

Heavy, but very cool looking.

http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg

Ghost Rider

That thing shouldn't be let near a public road; I don't see a single reflector on it.

cerebus wrote:

Heavy, but very cool looking.

http://news.com.com/2300-1008_3-6202540-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg

cyclopath2001

Ghost Rider wrote:

That thing shouldn't be let near a public road; I don't see a single reflector on it.

Depends on the laws of the country it's being ridden in.

I does have front and rear lamps.

Ghost Rider

I know. I was extracting the michael.

cyclopath2001 wrote:

Depends on the laws of the country it's being ridden in.

I does have front and rear lamps.

el tel

That chap Jens Eichler was featured in Cycling Plus a year or two ago. Some of his bikes are amazing. Think he also makes bamboo ones as well as ply.

Ghost Rider

It is hard to imagine a Jens Eichler emerging from Ireland, such is the national urge to set fire to stuff.

el tel wrote:

That chap Jens Eichler was featured in Cycling Plus a year or two ago. Some of his bikes are amazing. Think he also makes bamboo ones as well as ply.

cyclopath2001

Back in the 1930's/40's, before modern alloys, racing wheel rims were made from bamboo.

Morgan

A few people are making bamboo bikes these days, mostly one-offs

http://www.63xc.com/bmeres/bamboo.htm

Ghost Rider

That I did not know. Anyone got any pictures?

cyclopath2001 wrote:

Back in the 1930's/40's, before modern alloys, racing wheel rims were made from bamboo.

blorg

Here's a page on wooden rims with photos and a newspaper ad from 1939.

Also came across this Calfree bamboo bike with a real bullhorn for handlebars.

pete4130

I'm surprised nobody else has brought up the that a wooden bike....just simple would'n work!

Ghost Rider

I held back, I held back.

pete4130 wrote:

I'm surprised nobody else has brought up the that a wooden bike....just simple would'n work!

Agent J

Personally i think they are barking mad. I mean it would take a tree-mendous amount of energy to move it. I think a better idea if we leave it alone so we all dont be taken for saps. However in time it could grow on people i guess....

Ghost Rider

Now that's just bold.

Agent J wrote:

Personally i think they are barking mad. I mean it would take a tree-mendous amount of energy to move it. I think a better idea if we leave it alone so we all dont be taken for saps. However in time it could grow on people i guess....

Ghost Rider

That's phenomenal. These are the kinds of things you used to see on "That's Life".

blorg wrote:

Also came across this Calfree bamboo bike with a real bullhorn for handlebars.

rubadub

Imagine them here, the liffey and canals would all be clogged with them all floating around. Scumbags out with wood saws to nick them.

el tel

blorg wrote:

Here's a page on wooden rims with photos and a newspaper ad from 1939.

Also came across this Calfree bamboo bike with a real bullhorn for handlebars.

Cool! I reckon ivory would be perfect for the bottom bracket, headstock and seattube/top tube joint. Now would go down marvelously with everyone

philstar

could these bikes actually catch on, or is it just for novelty purposes??

blorg

Mostly novelty, although bamboo actually does have positive properties (light and shock absorbing.) The guy who did the bamboo bike above is primarily a carbon producer but his bamboo bikes are commercially available.

Civilian_Target

Agent J wrote:

Personally i think they are barking mad. I mean it would take a tree-mendous amount of energy to move it. I think a better idea if we leave it alone so we all dont be taken for saps. However in time it could grow on people i guess....

Just leaf it there!

Victor

I'm not sure if I want to know what sort of injury bamboo could cause when it splinters. :eek:

blorg wrote:

Also came across this Calfree bamboo bike with a real bullhorn for handlebars.

I call bull....