By David Ponce
Certainly, for most serious cycling enthusiasts out there, shaving a few pounds off their bike’s weight is a good thing. Then, there are those for whom adding a pound or ten makes perfect sense, so long as it confers upon them the title of Most Awesomest Bike-Frame Owner. These people would undoubtedly try to purchase a wooden frame from Xylon Bikes.
While we’re not quite certain these models are for sale anywhere, they do actually exist. The designers have kept
the number of metal parts to the minimum, the frames are hand built to exacting specifications using state of the art adhesives, aeronautical grade plywood, and seasoned hardwoods each chosen for their natural beauty and mechanical properties.
There are four models, and since we don’t know whether or not they’re for sale, we have no idea how much they may cost.
[Xylon Bikes] VIA [The Cool Hunter]
Tr?cyklar…
Xylon Bikes tillverkar cykelramar i tr?. K?nns v?l si s?d?r, men ?nd? klart roligare ?n den plastcykel man f?rs?kte lansera n?gon g?ng under 80-talet.
Via OhGizmo.
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Xylon Wooden Bike Frames…
There’s been a big trend toward custom bicycles and if you’re really looking for something unique, Xylon is making wooden? bicycle frames!? They look like they would be fun to cruise around on, I just don’t think they could take any sort of abuse,…
I am one of the lucky ones who has actualy tried these bikes, and they are as comfortable as they are stylish. Very resistant, at the show where i tried them they had a live ‘show’ with a bmx’er going up halfpipes nd what not… bike was fine at the end 😀
I think wood is a very beautifull and resistent material. You?ve got exemples everywhere. Why shouldn?t these bikes ride like any normal bike?
After all it?s time to re-think bicycles aproach from an out of the box designer thinking.
Never the less they should present us more information about the bikes conception!
They are very cool but what about weight? More exercise pushing more weight about?