Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - wooden bike w/ wood freewheel

16 year old makes wooden bike
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
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wow. that is awesome. this should be posted (if it isn't) in the alt bike forum too.

16 year old makes wooden bike
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1-1-popup.jpg
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1-5-popup.jpg

This kid (Marco Facciola) is a freaking bad ass! this bike is ALL WOOD construction! no metal!!

what cliche comment should I make first? That he's a hipster with a disc wheel or that it belongs in the jackass thread for no foot retention


no but seriously that's pretty bloody amazing.

Brakeless freewheel?

This kid (Marco Facciola) is a freaking bad ass! this bike is ALL WOOD construction! no metal!!

Except the pins in the chain.

But that the kid is badass, there's no arguing. And actually, I am most impressed by the chain itself!

This should be cross-posted in the mechanics forum (admins?). Then we could start a flamewar about what kind of lube would be suitable for such chain.

EDIT: and says himself that the chain was indeed the hardest part to build:


When I look back at the completed project, I realize that building the chain caused the most problems and also took the most time (nearly 40%).

Except the pins in the chain.



nope, even the pins in the chain are wood.

shoulda made it fixed. still damn impressive though

nope, even the pins in the chain are wood.

Thats right, the kid was sure to let the reader know that the bike was made completly of wood, no metal.

shoulda made it fixed. still damn impressive though

He didnt want to continuously pedal while going down hill.

Barspinz.

This kid is amazing. Check out the chain he made on page 3 of that article.

needs risers and ourays.

does he lube it with pine resin? are there bearings made of wood?

that saddle must be fun

if you go fast enough, I bet the bike will catch on fire.

nice bike.....too bad about the shorts though

he's quebecois. they are the trash that was too trashy for eurotrash

What happens at the intersection at the bottom of the hill?

He Ted Shreds it.

that saddle must be fun

the break-in takes a long time, but it is sooo worth it ;)

does he lube it with pine resin? are there bearings made of wood?


I would put money on it that he used Paraffin wax or bar soap to lube up the moving joints of the bike.

haha...this made me rofl x 100...people were looking @ me in my class...but here is a real question.
can he ride it?

Hey, here's another article about your bike!

http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11419

I got this from a Google search for "bicycle". It was the first article on the second page.

nice bike.....too bad about the shorts though

hahah

does he lube it with pine resin? are there bearings made of wood?

I am betting he is using the wood lignumvita its a very oil rich wood it was used for ship bearings at one time and is self lubricating.

shoulda made it fixed. still damn impressive though

how would not inventing a freewheel out of ****ing wood be more impressive than what he's done? dumbass.

because everything said in this forum is to be taken literally, dumbass

there is no lung, mother****er!

I wonder if it floats? Does it come with paddles?

Awesome, but I want to see some video of him riding it!

It would have been more impressive if he made it out of one piece of wood.

i'd still like to see a video of him riding it.