Wooden bikes: the most beautiful models

I models They are different. And they combine innovation, design, and high-quality craftsmanship. An essential mix for manufacturing wooden bike, which are not a prehistoric object (the first was invented in 1817 by Baron Karl von Drais) nor an uncomfortable vehicle to drive. On the contrary.

WOODEN BIKE

Wooden bicycles represent the embodiment of a lifestyle economic, healthy and ecological, and it is no coincidence that in recent years they have seen their market share progressively increase. The use of this ancient and noble material, moreover, allows for a environmental impact close to zero as well as allowing cyclists to go around with bikes of great aesthetic value. Both in Italy and across Europe, many designers have attempted to build splendid wooden bicycles. We'll show you some of the most beautiful.

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MARANELLO

It's called Maranello and it's the sportiest and highest performing model offered by the wooden bike manufacturer Street. Any info on the features? The frame is in elm wood, particularly resistant. To find out the price you need to request a quote on their official website but, as Carrer bicycles are as they themselves state, "luxury items that set an example of style, sportiness and performance” cannot be expected to be within everyone's reach. 

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WOODEN FORK 1- SPEED

It has little or nothing in common with the previous one, as demonstrated by the price. But since 2013, the year of its launch, the Sandwich bike It's come a long way. It's produced by the Dutch company "The Pedalfactory," which has been dedicated for years to the design, creation, and sale of unique bicycles and related products. Wooden Fork 1-speed, or rather the model pictured, has a price that we could define as "accessible." It costs "only" €1,299.00 but, we forgot... it arrives to your home in need of assembly. Don't worry, the company assures that "If you can make a sandwich, you can definitely build a Sandwichbike.".

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AUGUSTA REVENGE

This is the “Augusta Revenge”, the model among the three designed by the company Fiber Wooden Bike is available on their website for its versatility. It adapts to any setting and is characterized by simple, clean lines. As their website states, "each FIBRABIKE wooden frame is handmade, without the use of machinery." This, in particular, is the essence of timeless elegance, untouched by fashion or the seasons.

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MOCCLE

This is the Moccle Wooden Bicycle, a wooden bike with great potential. Consider that – as reported by La Repubblica – it was created to exploit the flexibility and vibration-absorbing properties of wood by the designer Masateru Yasuda. Inspired by the construction method of Japanese buildings (which are uniquely capable of absorbing seismic events), it uses folded plywood sheets to create the frame and wooden plates with carbon fiber inserts. Its uniqueness naturally makes it prohibitively expensive, costing around €6000.

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BOUGH TRANSPORTER

It costs €2,250 Bough Transporter, one of the models produced by the Dutch company Bough Bikes, founded in 2012 by Piet Brandjes. This wooden bike, like all the others, boasts a frame made of French oak sourced from sustainably managed forests in the Jura region according to Natura 2000 standards. Other info: a 250W motor, a 12,8Ah battery that can travel up to 80 kilometers with a charging time of about 3 hours for 80% charge and 6 hours for 100%.

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PENELOPE

COCO-MAT BIKE is a Greek company that has been producing wooden bicycles in Athens since 2016. According to their website, they can make 50 bicycles from a single mature ash tree, and for each purchase, a new tree is planted on behalf of the new owner. The Penelope 2-speed 28" is one of several models available for purchase; it's a bike suitable for everyone. Regardless of body type, it boasts an ergonomic design that makes it comfortable to ride.

ADVANTAGES OF WOODEN BIKES

Among the advantages that bikes made with this material can boast is certainly the lightness, which is certainly not comparable to carbon, but which places them halfway with traditional steel bicycles at the end of this hypothetical weight ranking. A further plus point is the extraordinary shock-absorbing capacity of wood, which makes it one of the best materials for the production of bicycle frames. bike from the streetBut now let's look at some of the best models.

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