Woody
11-18-05, 12:15 PM
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Woody
Ran across this while looking for something else. First wooden bicycle I've ever seen. Not much info though. Anyone have a link to any sites about wooden bicycles?
The page: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/antiquesuk/i...03_bike_lg.jpg
The page: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/antiquesuk/i...03_bike_lg.jpg
11-18-05, 12:26 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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That's cool. Here's the link with the text.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/antiquesuk/highlights/103.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/antiquesuk/highlights/103.html
11-19-05, 10:07 AM
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That wooden bike was built by Officine Vianzone of Turin(Italy) Also known as the "self-sufficiency bike"---sam
11-19-05, 09:14 PM
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I had this weird mental picture of some 2x4's nailed together to make the frame...ok I'll go to bed now!!!
They use to have wood tubular rims too.
They use to have wood tubular rims too.
