Get your wood on.
 

Italian wooden rims are the new tattoos.

http://www.cerchiinlegnoghisallo.com...rodottieng.php

yes, i actually think these rule....

I dunno about wooden wheels, but I do like the wooden fenders and rack. Those are the bees knees

Purchase a truing stand for when the weather turns humid and the spokes need some turning. They definitely look cool.

:d

wooden rims are so 1941.

ho do they actually keep the nipples on the wheels? Are there bands of some type to prevent the nips from crushing though?

And what kind of wood? Beech?!!

Those fenders are gorgeous.

wood is a little bit stronger than you think..

I'm a little skeptical as to what the advantages are (simply aesthetic?), but the disadvantages are probably much less than most people imagine.

Plus if you're actually going to use it on a track, thus fair-weather biking only on good surfaces, then I'm sure they work very well, or at least not poorly. On pot-holed roads, though...

For anyone into wood fenders, check the guy who sells on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wood-Bicycle-Fen...QQcmdZViewItem

Its the wood that makes it good

http://www.cerchiinlegnoghisallo.com...K/foto_046.jpg
I like this thing!

what kind of brake block do you use on wooden rim? Could the rim actually catch fire on long descent?

I hope youre joking

hell yeah! thats why oil must be used to lessed the friction. i just use 10/30 motor oil n wipe it on with an old rag. its no big deal if it gets on the tires cause that will just wear off.

Does anyone know how wood rims are made? Are they bent wood, glued or one piece?

they are made from one piece bent into a hoop and fastened together, like aluminum rims..
i think usually glued and mechanically fastened

Dude! i want to get some wooden rims so they can catch on fire on a long descent.

that would be so sick

sportin' wood
 

http://www.chainedrevolution.com/ima...t/IMG_4495.JPG
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=2922281

http://bike.hokube.com/images/fullside.jpg

put the wood together!

termites

arson

so i emailed the guy, 180 bucks plus 50 dollars shipping...... I think i need a frame to put these on.

That's a bargain, I'm going to have to consider that too.