Building bisycle from wood is not a new idea. Actually first bikes were all made from wood. Even now days bike frames and rims are sometimes made from wood. It is just not so common since wood requires a lot of manual labor that can not be made automatically. And that makes wonders on the price tag.
But for a craftsman that is not used to metal this is a nice project. My plan is to start out with 18mm plywood for the sake of simplicity. After first consept is done there might be continuation built from solid wood.
I have now pondered on the construction and decided to proceed with a sort of sandwich construction. Frame and rear fork will be made from 2 flat pieces that are about 15cm apart. This might bring some issues with chain line but those will be solved on the later state of planning.
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