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https://rbentonline.org/YaBB.pl General Category >> Photos >> Wooden bikes https://rbentonline.org/YaBB.pl?num=1349371713 Message started by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 4th, 2012, 12:28pm |
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Title: Wooden bikes Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 4th, 2012, 12:28pm Found some fun pics of bikes made of wood in the Phillipines, Africa, and other locales.... A couple samples: http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/woody2_zps573b3627.jpg Notice the foot-activated brake for the rear wheel... http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/woody2brake_zps341b2f53.jpg And here is the Recumbent Bicycle Enthusiasts club of North Phillipines (RBENP) http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae256/pbrown8js/bents3_zpsdd0c46eb.jpg Of course, it raises the whole "steel is real" issue -- what tree is the best for bicycle building, Coconut Tree, Mango Tree, Kawayan or Bamboo, Narra, Mahogany, Ipil-Ipil, or Molave??? Mahogany is Marvelous, Bamboo is Boss... :D |
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Title: Re: Wooden bikes Post by Monkeywrangler22 on Oct 4th, 2012, 9:07pm I dunno what wood is best, but I do know that Charlie & Pat Jenkins of Nautilus Bike Shop in Sherman, recently got a bamboo tandem...to go along with their carbon Calfee! |
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Title: Re: Wooden bikes Post by esbee on Oct 22nd, 2012, 7:27pm have you head they are making bikes out of cardboard and you can get one for $20! I bet it will never rust, but you sure do not want to get caught out in the rain with it! susan from paris |
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Title: Re: Wooden bikes Post by jayg on Oct 22nd, 2012, 9:23pm esbee wrote:
Cardboard bike: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/15/162949884/for-about-20-cardboard-bicycle-could-change-the-world-inventor-says Can a $30 cardboard recumbent be that far behind? :D |
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Title: Re: Wooden bikes Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Oct 23rd, 2012, 7:12am That's pretty amazing, actually... |
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