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A wooden bicycle is a
A wooden bicycle is a bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
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constructed either mostly, or entirely from wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...
. Wood was the material used in the earliest bicycles, and is also used by modern builders, especially in balance bicycle
A balance bicycle, run bike or no pedal bike or dandy horse is a training bicycle that helps children learn balance and steering. It has no foot pedals, no drivetrain, no chain, no gears, no gear shifters, no derailleurs, and no freewheel.
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s for children. The wood can be either solid or laminate.
History
The first bicycles recorded, known variously asvelocipede
A velocipede () is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle.
The term was probably first coined by Karl von Drais in French as ''vélocipède'' for the French translation o ...
s, dandy horse
The dandy horse, a derogatory term for what was first called a Laufmaschine (in German), then a vélocipède or draisienne (in French and then English), and then a pedestrian curricle or hobby-horse, or swiftwalker, is a human-powered vehicle th ...
s, or hobby horses, were constructed from wood, starting in 1817.
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 orcomposite
Composite or compositing may refer to:
Materials
* Composite material, a material that is made from several different substances
** Metal matrix composite, composed of metal and other parts
** Cermet, a composite of ceramic and metallic materials
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lugs to connect the wooden tubes or attach components. These frames can be made with plywood, hardwoods, or bamboo.
HTech Bikes make Wooden bicycles.
See also
*Bamboo bicycle
Bamboo bicycles are pedal-and-chain-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicles that have two wheels attached to a bamboo frame. Because of its light weight, vibration damping, and sustainability, bamboo is slowly starting to be used in bicy ...
* Cardboard bicycle
A cardboard bicycle is a bicycle composed mostly of cardboard. Only prototypes have been made . Reported benefits include low cost, and construction from recyclable and renewable materials. The low cost is also expected to act as a theft deterre ...
* Chukudu
The chukudu (or chikudu, cbokoudou, tshukudu) is a two-wheeled handmade vehicle used in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is made of wood, and is used for transporting cargo.
The chukudu generally has an angular frame, two small ...
wood bicycle
* SplinterBike
The SplinterBike is an invention by Michael Thompson. It is a 100% wooden bicycle which only uses glue to hold everything together. No bolts or screws were used.
History
On September 16, 2010, during the Tour of Britain, Michael Thompson (a ve ...
References
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