You're in the wrong business, you should be building wooden bikes

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Got $6,000? Well, then you can plunk down some bones for a sweet new wooden frame bike by established furniture maker Seth Deysach. Maybe some of you guys should consider a career change, eh? Especially after seeing the recently released all-wooden bike called the Splinter. Maybe there's a new market emerging.  [huh]

http://www.gizmag.com/wooden-lagomorph-bike/19241/

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saw this one a while back, no where near as cool looking as the ones I posted earlier  [big grin] still something to consider, I'd like to make one.
 
I wonder how functional it truly is?  I see wear and tear breaking that thing down very quickly.
 
6K?  How many man hours does he have in that thing?  Looks like something you hang on a wall and never ride.

Jon
 
Probably falls in line with custom guitars (I've built 4 now).

Small market intersects with desire intersects with street recognition = low volume

Ie, I still posses all 4 of my customs even after 1/2 pricing!
 
Velo News and CyclingNews each year post images from the hand built bike show.. I can't find the link. But there were some really beautiful wood and Bamboo bikes.

As far as cost, you can drop $6,000 on just the wheels and drive train can run $5,000. So how  much for just the wood....Not sure.

Cheers,
Steve
 
Sean Ackerman said:
I wonder how functional it truly is?  I see wear and tear breaking that thing down very quickly.
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I can't speak for that one but wood as a material for bikes is more than suitable.  It's good for boats airplanes and cars afterall
 
The seat appears to be conventional leather.  I wouldn't be surprised that the bike is quite comparable to other aluminum, composite and brazed joint tubing bikes for durability.
 
If you study this wooden, and bamboo bikes are very strong....  Just so nice looking that you don't want to use them in bad weather....LOL

Cheers,
Steve
 
Laminating seems to be a good way to go.
Especially for strength and bendi-ness
 
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