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There's not much point in building wooden bikes.
Bike frames have several highly stressed points(bottom brackets, head tube, dropouts, seat tube, fork crown...) This means that even if wood is OK for the parts between the high stress areas, you still have to add metal brackets to deal with the point loads.
Unless you specifically want to have a wooden bike (and is willing to pay for it) it'd have been more effective to build the bike out of a stronger material to start with.
Answer:
Wooden and bamboo bike frames are not uncommon. The running gear and swivel points continue to be made of metal but the piping that makes up the frame can be made of a wide variety of materials.
Proponents of wooden bikes state:
- Wood is lightweight
- Ride is smoother as wood can absorb shocks and vibration
- It is possible to engineer the stiffness of the frame
- Modern wood is durable often performing better than metal. This includes the mean time to failure from fatigue.
- Wood is aesthetically pleasing.
- Wood is environmentally friendly if sustainable wood and bamboo is used.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoBicycle frames are only rarely made of wood. When it happens, it's mainly a fashion statement, and doesn't bring anything that special to the quality of the bike.
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∙ 7y agoWood has been used to build a bicycle in the past. Though metal tubing, composite carbon fibre, and plastics are usually used nowadays.
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∙ 8y agoBicycle frames are not made of wood. They are made of metal
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Can wood be used to make frame of bicycle?
Yes, but would be heavy and not as strong as steel.
Can wood be used to make the frame of bicycle Why?
Wood has been used to build a bicycle in the past. Though metal tubing, composite carbon fibre, and plastics are usually used nowadays.
Can wood be used to make a bicycle frame?
Yes, it's possible to make bike frames from wood. Bamboo, which is naturally tubular, is particularly suitable.
How was wood incorporated in the first bicycle?
The frame, handle bar and wheels were built out of it.
What was used to make the first plane?
spruce wood for the frame and wings muslin cloth
Can wood be used to make the frame of bicycle.why?
Yes it can, many people have made bicycles with wooden frames.Wood is light and strong especially laminated wood. If you search on google images you can see some wooden frame bicycles
How do you make a wheel in little alchemy?
wheel+wheel=bicycle
What materials were used to invent the bicycle?
The very first ones were built mainly out of wood.
What is used to pull the spikes from the base frame?
Spike puller and wood
What did the bicycle improve upon?
In the past they used to have iron and wood wheels. Know we have rubber wheels
What did the Wright brothers use to make the plane?
The Wright Brothers used multiple materials for different parts of the plane. These are the materials and their corresponding parts: --spruce wood for the frame and wings of the plane. --bicycle tubing for places that needed reinforcement --wire in order to maintain and control wing maneuverability --muslin cloth was a fabric used to wrap the wings Hope this helps :)
What is a wood frame bridge?
A wood frame bridge is one where the load bearing components are made of wood.
