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I made a wooden bike 4 years ago (and posted here). After about 300 miles, I started noticing some failures at some of the joints, particularly where the top-tube hits the front fork. Not long after, the bike got stolen.

It took a few years, but I finally redesigned it. Similar look, but different engineering entirely.

First, I bent laminated the frame to the curved shape. Then, I re-sawed those bent laminated elements, to create 3 layers of the bent laminated components. Next, I cut out cross-grain layers to go in between the bent-laminated layers, changing the place of the "seams" between the components. The result is a frame with no "joints".

This iteration is walnut and white oak.

Any and all critique or constructive criticism is welcome.

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Wow. That is a work of art and engineering. Great job!
 

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Very clever and beautiful work.
 

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Wow. That is a work of art and engineering. Great job!

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I really do like the looks of this!

I ride bike a fair amount and think that one wpould be too pretty to even ride; afraid I would scratch it.
 

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Very Nice Piece Of Work & Well Done! Love those Whitewall Tires!
 

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Totally awesome!!!!

Wonder who stole the 1st bike? Was it ever found?
 

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I love the look of it. The thief had a good taste.
 

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I am a cyclist and love this! Your design is awesome. Contrasting wood and a very cool handle bar. Beauty!
 

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WOW!!! amazing
 

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Smart! Really cool idea. Looks like quite a lot of work too. Good luck keeping it from being stolen. Maybe if you had build it from ugly 2×4s instead…
 

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So the white oak pieces and the main walnut frame are merged together in the layers sort of like a finger joint that extends through the pieces? Am I visualizing that correctly? If you have any pics you'd be willing to share of the assembly of the frame I'd really like to see them. Very cool design, love it!
 

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i dont think ive ever seen a wooden bicycle before.you did an incredible job on this,not only from an engineering stand point but truly a work of art too.a well deserved top 3.
 

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Great design. I love it. May be an editor's choice besides the DT3 !

Cheers, Jim
 

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Magnificant bike…Incredible amount of work, I bet. Beautiful design!
 

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Gorgeous bike, don't think I could ride it after putting that work into it.
 
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