Wooden bike....

[chrisga]

Anyone had any experience of these?

http://www.renovobikes.com/

They look beautiful but do they really ride as well as their homepage reckons?

[neilski]

Website said:

Why Wood?

Lightweight; a frame weighs from 3.5 to 4.5 pounds--bikes, 16.5 to 20 pounds

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

They do look nice though.

[Mandog]

I had a wooden car once with wooden wheels and a wooden engine.


Trouble is it wooden go!

[hugo a gogo]

nothing new

my daughter has one of these

(not technically 'pedal powered' i know)

[Parrot of Doom]

What beautiful bikes - I'd love to have one of those.



Shame they don't display the price.

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Thursday 27th August 17:26

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Thursday 27th August 17:27

[R.P.M]

Stunning.

Not as expensive as I thought
http://www.renovobikes.com/prices-options-and-warr...

[Bonefish Blues]

R.P.M said:

Stunning.

Not as expensive as I thought
http://www.renovobikes.com/prices-options-and-warr...

Check out the handmade shoes linky on that page, too.

[Andy_stook_2k]

Seems to be quite a lot of wooden bikes out there....

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wood-bicyc...

[Oily Nails]

Those are stunning. I might not be a 'road racer' but I love the idea of one as my Commuter and the 'panda' works out to be about £800GBP...which ain't too bad

[splodge s4]

Website said:

Why Wood?

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

Your right.... i think they are barking up the wrong tree...

maybe they should branch off in to carbon frames....

Wooden bikes...i'd leaf them well alone...

Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 29th August 10:17

[mchammer89]

splodge s4 said:

Website said:

Why Wood?

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

Your right.... i think they are barking up the wrong tree...

maybe they should branch off in to carbon frames....

Wooden bikes...i'd leaf them well alone...

Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 29th August 10:17

You're going against the grain with comments like that...

[Silver993tt]

mchammer89 said:

splodge s4 said:

Website said:

Why Wood?

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

Your right.... i think they are barking up the wrong tree...

maybe they should branch off in to carbon frames....

Wooden bikes...i'd leaf them well alone...

Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 29th August 10:17

You're going against the grain with comments like that...

The problem is that there's so much choice, one can't see the wood for the trees

Edited by Silver993tt on Saturday 29th August 17:25

[mchammer89]

Silver993tt said:

mchammer89 said:

splodge s4 said:

Website said:

Why Wood?

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

Your right.... i think they are barking up the wrong tree...

maybe they should branch off in to carbon frames....

Wooden bikes...i'd leaf them well alone...

Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 29th August 10:17

You're going against the grain with comments like that...

The problem is that there's so much choice, one can't see the wood for the trees

Edited by Silver993tt on Saturday 29th August 17:25

I'd probably go for the MTB one, it looks like it wood be the most planted, plus being used in mountains/forests, it'd be like going back to it's roots.

[glazbagun]

mchammer89 said:

Silver993tt said:

mchammer89 said:

splodge s4 said:

Website said:

Why Wood?

Erm.... 3.5 to 4.5 pounds is NOT lightweight when Carbon frames can weigh as little as 2 pounds!

Your right.... i think they are barking up the wrong tree...

maybe they should branch off in to carbon frames....

Wooden bikes...i'd leaf them well alone...

Edited by splodge s4 on Saturday 29th August 10:17

You're going against the grain with comments like that...

The problem is that there's so much choice, one can't see the wood for the trees

Edited by Silver993tt on Saturday 29th August 17:25

I'd probably go for the MTB one, it looks like it wood be the most planted, plus being used in mountains/forests, it'd be like going back to it's roots.

I can't help but feel you'd get board pretty quickly. It wouldnt be long till you'd start pine-ing for your traditional alu frame.

[Bonefish Blues]

Do you realise just how thin this veneer of humour is?

[Silver993tt]

Bonefish Blues said:

Do you realise just how thin this veneer of humour is?

No but I wood chip away at it to find out.

[The Riddler]

Bonefish Blues said:

Do you realise just how thin this veneer of humour is?

Stop your birching, some of us do find it amusing.

I suppose the bike is oakay, if i had the cash maybe i wood tree myself to one. For the moment i am lumbered with my metal framed bike though.

Edited by The Riddler on Sunday 30th August 05:56

[Silver993tt]

The Riddler said:

For the moment i am lumbered with my metal framed bike though.

Even with the weight of the metal frame, I'm sure if you cane it you'll still get to the beech on time but it'll be a close shave because I saw dust on it.

Edited by Silver993tt on Sunday 30th August 06:24

[Hard-Drive]

I would not touch one. The balsabearings would wear out in no time and you'd easily snap your handlebranch in a crash.