Woodelo bikes.

moonshadow

Just seen this on nationwide , work of art ...

Www.woodelo.ie

Invincible

Anyone see the feature on Nationwide on RTE there now, just came in to see the last of it.
It's some guy in Ireland producing bicycle frames from Ash wood. Their site was woodelo.ie

godtabh

two threads in two minutes

Carpenter

I was talking to him at a show a few years ago very nice looking bikes but its away from wood I want to get .

wil

Very impressive and classy looking bikes - never seen anything like them before, Just caught this on nationwide.
Marketed right, wonder if they could be as iconic as the hurley.
Seeing as they are manufactured in Tipp, that is very apt.

Wow they take some amount of work to manufacture.

Seems to be problem with the website, couldn't get on it just now, maybe overload, but they are on facebook etc

Edit, seems to be back again, probably the rush of people to the site, a good sign for them.

morana

I could never get into their website here is more wooden bikes http://www.renovobikes.com/ but i am sure the irish ones are better

Carpenter

2.4k for a road frame my planet x will do fine

Darkglasses

Threads merged

Seweryn

Very good bikes, indeed.

I have had the pleasure of riding one for a few days and covered some mileage including Tour de Conamara last year.
With its excellent vibration dampening it is probably the most comfortable road bike your money can buy. Still, handling very well, with great stiffness in the right places.

happytramp

Seweryn wrote: »

Very good bikes, indeed.

I have had the pleasure of riding one for a few days and covered some mileage including Tour de Conamara last year.
With its excellent vibration dampening it is probably the most comfortable road bike your money can buy. Still, handling very well, with great stiffness in the right places.

How was it weight wise?

Seweryn

happytramp wrote: »

How was it weight wise?

I specifically didn't mention the weight, as I just bet my own bike that this was going to be the next question .

But anyway, the Woodelo bike weight no more or no less than my own lightweight road bike and I would not expect it to be any different either. The components are very same to what is on any high end bike, with the only major difference being the frameset, which weight more less the same as an average road bike frameset made from other materials.
The tubes are oversized, but they are hollow and lightweight as a result.

Another interesting detail is the bottom bracket design. Really stiff, well engineered with press fit bearings.

krissovo

I would love the comfort but I would always worry about wood in our environment. I have garden furniture that's well treated with marine grade products and parts are destroyed by the soggy weather in no time at all.

ford2600

krissovo wrote: »

I would love the comfort but I would always worry about wood in our environment. I have garden furniture that's well treated with marine grade products and parts are destroyed by the soggy weather in no time at all.

I've seen 200 yr old wood beams in great shape!

Decay would be my least concern.

FirstinLastout

krissovo wrote: »

I would love the comfort but I would always worry about wood in our environment. I have garden furniture that's well treated with marine grade products and parts are destroyed by the soggy weather in no time at all.

But would you leave your bike out in the rain & sun both day & night for months on end?
Done right wood is a fantastic material and as long lasting as many others.

Seweryn

krissovo wrote: »

I would love the comfort but I would always worry about wood in our environment. I have garden furniture that's well treated with marine grade products and parts are destroyed by the soggy weather in no time at all.

I wouldn't worry about it at all. The Conamara spin we did was a 6 hours ride in constant rain. And the bikes are a couple of years old without showing any signs of wear from the weather.
A well treated wooden bike frame can easily last decades and outlast other products.

Daithi BC

happytramp wrote: »

How was it weight wise?

The website quotes a frame of 1.8 to 2.3 kg for their road bike and a complete build of 7.1 to 8.5 kg.

http://woodelo.ie/leaf-speed-specs/

Fabulous looking bikes, but a bit out of my price range.

RonanCFD

Seweryn wrote: »

Very good bikes, indeed.

I have had the pleasure of riding one for a few days and covered some mileage including Tour de Conamara last year.
With its excellent vibration dampening it is probably the most comfortable road bike your money can buy. Still, handling very well, with great stiffness in the right places.

Is this your Tour de Conamara steed?

Seweryn

RonanCFD wrote: »

Is this your Tour de Conamara steed?

Looks like a picture from the Conamara Sportive, yes.

That is Liam on the photo, the guy that designs and makes the bikes.

Kildafornia

Axe and hammer handles are made from ash (or hickory) due to the combination of strength and flexibility. Hurleys for the same reason.

The ash used would be kiln dried so it would happily live in your house, or a sheltered garage. A few hours of rain will have no effect on it, but I wouldn't leave it out in the rain for weeks.

My only qualm would be if it's spongy, we are usually aiming for stiffness for better power transfer aren't we? At that price range it does t make sense as a comfortable commuter.

Having said that I would love one. I'd get custom artwork burned on with a CNC machine and lacquer it - beautiful.

Paranoid Mandroid

Easily stolen. The bastids would saw through it, use a dollop of no more nails, rally it around the mountains and burn it out

lgk

Daithi BC wrote: »

The website quotes a frame of 1.8 to 2.3 kg for their road bike and a complete build of 7.1 to 8.5 kg.

They do look great, but are just too heavy. For half the price you'd get a decent carbon frame and save up to 1.5k in weight.

Kildafornia

lgk wrote: »

They do look great, but are just too heavy. For half the price you'd get a decent carbon frame and save up to 1.5k in weight.

Agreed. I think if they mass-produced a fixie, with unique etched graphics to make up for no paint, and sold for under €1000, the hipsters would lap it up!

shaka

Like the look and idea but not the cost

Seweryn

lgk wrote: »

They do look great, but are just too heavy. For half the price you'd get a decent carbon frame and save up to 1.5k in weight.

shaka wrote: »

Like the look and idea but not the cost

I think the market for bikes like these is not in Ireland.