Hi From Hawaii!
09-22-21, 07:10 PM
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Hi From Hawaii!
I work at a wood shop in Hawaii and always been fascinated with bikes. As a kid I raced BMX. I took bikes apart, painted them, re-assembled them. Later I loved road bikes and used to bike 20mi to work and back each day. I had a carbon felt bike and loved it. The shop I work at has a big CNC machine and I am planning to build a nice road bike from wood. Frame, forks, cranks, and wheels all from wood. I've been an engineer for years and think I can make a pretty nice bike. I will make a separate post to follow the design, build and assembly over the next year or so. If anybody needs wood parts for anything maybe I can help!
09-22-21, 08:20 PM
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Howdy and welcome aboard!
Looking forward to that project.
Looking forward to that project.
09-30-21, 06:37 AM
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09-30-21, 01:46 PM
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I started a tread in the road bike section check it out if you want to follow the development.
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...e-project.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...e-project.html
10-06-21, 12:34 PM
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The first prototype I plan to make from marine plywood (expected to be the strongest type of plywood) then later versions from strong hardwoods like Ash, or Sapele.
