Wooden Bike Frame Construction

I made a lamination layup drawing to show each of the four.

Wooden bike frame construction. Each half of the main triangle bicycle frame is made up of four layers of 5mm black walnut. You ll know how to create a wooden bike on your own by the end of this article. Our wooden bikes timelessnotableperfect city bikes city bike gusto 3 190 00 free shipping worldwide select options beach cruiser ambre 2 990 00 free shipping worldwide select options city bike grace 3 190 00 free shipping worldwide select options race bikes road bike tempo cherry 5 990 00 7 890 00 free shipping worldwide select options road bike tempo walnut 5 990 00. With its relaxed geometry low center of gravity combined with the unequaled ride quality of wood makes this frame a dream.

Coh co gustav denmark s coh co makes a couple of wooden bikes this one being the gustav. You don t often see wooden bikes out on the roads if at all but they re always cool to look at. The renovo pursuit a road bike with a wooden frame handmade in portland oregon has a ride that s lively smooth rigid and well damped without being overly so. Loaded touring club rides gravel grinding fixie commuting cyclocross this frame is the jack of all trades.

When building a wooden bike make sure to thoroughly laminate the layers of wood. The body of the frame is handmade as a compact whole without any junctions or disruptions. We suggest making piles from about 2x10 to 5x10 in order for it to work properly. Carbon fiber has dominated the highest performance bike frames for over a decade now due to its excellent strength to weight ratio swr and relatively low density.

To do this start off by making piles with the wood you have in your possession. Pure timber llc purchased the assets and all intellectual property of renovo hardwood bikes yes hardwood from bank auction and the bankruptcy trustee in 2019 and moved them to our location in gig harbor wa. It was time to turn a couple months of design and planning into flying sawdust and the building of a wooden bicycle frame. 3 500 for the frame.

This avoids the pop can. The rough sawn boards were resawn planed and sanded to 5mm thickness. The ideal material for bike building. Our frames are built using traditional construction methods based on centuries of accumulated knowledge.

By combining this with new standards of bicycle performance we have developed a strong hollow frame that merges the beauty and strength of wood with a few select metal parts to create a light and stiff yet comfortable and shock absorbing bicycle. Here s a bunch we spotted at last weekend s berliner fahrradschau bike show in germany. Available as a frame only or as a complete bike. The lower part of the frame is thick to make the bike firm and strong whereas the upper part of the frame works as a suspension.

Add component cost for a complete bike.