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Wooden Bike

27-01-2008 9:47pm

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Capt'n Midnight

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http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm

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#2 27-01-2008 10:24pm

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That's very impressive, especially the ratchet. I'd love to see it run, although it can't have much durability.

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#3 27-01-2008 11:29pm

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I used to have a wooden bike, with wooden wheels, wooden pedals and a wooden seat. There was only one problem.....

.......it wooden go!!!!! I'll be here all week folks.

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#4 28-01-2008 11:18am

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/2/3/article1.htm

wow. i've seen plenty of wooden framed bikes but nothing like that. it's both very clever and very stupid at the same time, which i like.

next he will be making a working tumble dryer, entirely out of pasta.

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#5 28-01-2008 11:13pm

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Good on him. Impressive that it even has a freewheel.

As others have mentioned, there are actually wooden framed bikes that are actually practical (Calfee's bamboo frames in particular.)

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#6 29-01-2008 12:03am

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Looks like a great arthritis generator

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