Wooden bicycle
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A wooden bicycle is a bicycle constructed either mostly, or entirely from wood.{{cite magazine
| url = http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/539443/wooden-bikes-from-flat-frame-systems.html
| title = Wooden bikes from Flat Frame Systems...
| author = Sophie Hurcom
| date = 15 Jul 2013
| magazine = Cycling Weekly
| accessdate = 2013-07-16}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/06/this-wooden-bicycle-is-beautifully-impractical/
| title = This Wooden Bicycle Is Beautifully Impractical
| author = Matei
| date = 26 June 2013
| website = Gizmodo
| accessdate = 2013-07-16}} Wood was the material used in the earliest bicycles, and is also used by modern builders, especially in balance bicycles for children.{{cite web
| url = http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/the-70000-wooden-bicycle-35571/
| title = The $70,000 wooden bicycle
| author = Peter Suciu
| date = Oct 19, 2012
| publisher = BikeRadar
| accessdate = 2013-07-16}}{{cite news
| url = http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/photos/11-awesome-bikes-made-of-wood/a-green-life-cycle
| title = 11 awesome bikes made of wood
| author = Shea Gunther
| work = Mother Nature Network
| accessdate = 2013-07-16}} The wood can be either solid or laminate.
History
The first bicycles recorded, known variously as velocipedes, dandy horses, or hobby horses, were constructed from wood, starting in 1817.{{cite book
| title = Bicycling Science
| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780262731546
| url-access = registration
| edition = Third
| last = Wilson
| first = David Gordon
| authorlink = David Gordon Wilson
|author2=Jim Papadopoulos
| year = 2004
| publisher = The MIT Press
| isbn = 0-262-73154-1
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780262731546/page/377 377–378]}}
| title = A State Story on Two Wheels
| author = Bess Liebenson
| date = July 8, 2001
| newspaper = The New York Times
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/08/nyregion/a-state-story-on-two-wheels.html
| quote = Mr. Lallement's first conception, a crude wooden bicycle
| accessdate = 2013-07-16}}
Modern
Recent technological advances in adhesives and fabrication have made wood a feasible choice in the modern cycle world.
Wooden bicycle frames are sometimes aided by steel or composite lugs to connect the wooden tubes or attach components. These frames can be made with plywood, hardwoods, or bamboo.
HTech Bikes make Wooden bicycles.{{cite web |url=https://www.htechbikes.com/ |title=Home |website=htechbikes.com}}
See also
{{Commons category|Wooden bicycles}}
- Bamboo bicycle
- Cardboard bicycle
- Chukudu wood bicycle
- SplinterBike
