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It woodn't rust, wood it?

And a bit of epoxy wood fix it. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:19 pm
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I hear teak performs better than oak.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:30 pm
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thats barking mad


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:31 pm
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Another manufacturer [i]branching[/i] out into a new niche?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:34 pm
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Is that a [i]beech[/i] bike? Or is it [i]Willow[/i] Koerbers?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:36 pm
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Saw this outside my local a couple of weeks ago.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/24421993@N02/5522290297/ ]bamboo bike[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/24421993@N02/ ]phil_watson24[/url], on Flickr

Had me completely [i]bamboo[/i]zled...

Alot of the locals came out to have a look at it, it was complete [i]panda[/i]monium...


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 3:41 pm
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If you bought one, would you be part of a splinter group?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 4:16 pm
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If you bought one, would you be part of a splinter group?

Can't get any more exclusive than being a member of a niche splinter group!

๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 4:25 pm
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I certainly would knot buy one. You would look a right sap on it.
Sorry. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 4:30 pm
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you'd definetely be going [i]against the grain[/i] if you did. Although if it snapped you'd know what the [i]root[/i] cause was.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 4:47 pm
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i think it may lumber a bit on climbs?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 4:51 pm
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[i]yew[/i] [i]wood[/i] probably get bored of it [i]sapping[/i] your energy on the climbs.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:20 pm
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I wood need to Spruce up on my skilz before riding one of these.

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Posted : 13/03/2011 5:29 pm
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I wood be Pine-ing for gears.

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Posted : 13/03/2011 5:31 pm
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Not the sort of bike I'd [i]pine[/i] for.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:31 pm
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That's a relatively new design.
You can tell by the rings.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:35 pm
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the older design got the chop


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:36 pm
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not the root I'd take.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:36 pm
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That's a relatively new design.
You can tell by the rings.

best yet! ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:37 pm
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What tyres Fir...?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:38 pm
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Suits Yew sir.


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:47 pm
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Wood bike yes. That one no

The others look better

Surely it should Eboney for the dark side though


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 5:55 pm
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apparently those bamboo bikes have very similar characteristics to carbon..........really? ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 6:41 pm
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I wonder how durable they are. Do they need a Laurel looking after?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 9:18 pm
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If I had a bamboo bike I'd just "stick" it in the shed after each ride and hope for the best


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 9:51 pm
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Good to see manufacturers branching out and using alternative materials, but you wood need to be bark ing mad to get one.

Wood dew get one....?


 
Posted : 13/03/2011 9:58 pm