Normal Bicycle out of Buffalo NY making wood bikes
01-25-19, 08:30 PM
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Normal Bicycle out of Buffalo NY making wood bikes
Saw this in a local paper here...Interesting the wood frame is lined inside with carbon fiber....They say they can handle all types of weather too...Some of their bikes don't have a chain and are driven by a carbon belt instead.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2019/01/catching-up-with-a-dynamic-duo-at-normal-bicycles/
https://www.normalbicycles.com/
https://www.buffalorising.com/2019/01/catching-up-with-a-dynamic-duo-at-normal-bicycles/
https://www.normalbicycles.com/
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Worked out really well for Renovo.
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Worked out really well for Renovo.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Re...s-E1800718.htm
11-03-19, 08:03 PM
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Worked out really well for Renovo.
All hope is not lost though! https://materiabikes.com/product/roa...-tempo-walnut/
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11-04-19, 10:52 AM
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The bikes themselves were works of art and rode exceedingly well. When the company was still solvent I desperately wanted one but didn't have the cash. Now, later in life and more stable it's too late and I think it's a real shame. Bad business principles and terrible management doomed them.
All hope is not lost though! https://materiabikes.com/product/roa...-tempo-walnut/
All hope is not lost though! https://materiabikes.com/product/roa...-tempo-walnut/
Agreed that the target market is most probably well-off people who care more about style than bang for buck.
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Funny - just yesterday I mentioned here I have never seen a Materia bike outside shop, and this morning on my way to work I actually did see one 
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I find it interesting that several of the linked wooden bike manufacturers refer to the superiority of wood as a building material for the bikes. "Perfect combination of strength and flexibility" or some such. I hear the same about titanium frames. All of them use carbon fibre forks.
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could somehow build the entire bike frame from carbon fiber...wait.
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could somehow build the entire bike frame from carbon fiber...wait.
