Japanese Mahogany Bicycle From SANO MAGIC

"Shipbuilder Sueshiro Sano hand builds oceangoing wooden sailing ships for an international clientèle in Japan. In the fall of 2007, Sano began to experiment with a mahogany laminate bike. This initial build was a mostly solid bike with an aluminum seat tube wrapped in thin laminate, a big honkin' wooden head tube with a metal sleeve for the steerer, a solid wooden fork with metal fork ends, and wooden seatpost." More at http://www.cyclelicio.us/2010/01/japanese-shipbuilder-creates-wooden.html

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[HariVIyer]

yes but is it stiff?

[ogferg]

@HariVIyer hmmmm hmmmm

[HariVIyer]

@TheMrPenicillin hmmm mmhmmm

[TheMrPenicillin]

We get it. That's the top tube.

[Dannyisgreatful]

what kind of brake pads does he use?

[DougDiug]

gorgeous bike

[oinkyerdoinkyerzwazz]

What a beautiful result.I only wish I could have understood his explanation of how he built it, and I wonder about the frame strength in comparison to others