SplinterBikeTwo Switzerland Conference

The bicycle, which is held together only by wooden joints and glue, was made by Norfolk Designer Michael Thompson after a £1 bet with a friend.

"It's been a very long road but we're just about at the end now," he said.

Mr Thompson completed the SplinterBike in May after spending around 1,000 hours hand-building it in his rammed earth shed in Potter Heigham on the Norfolk Broads.

While spurred on by a bet, he was also inspired to build the bike after watching the Tour of Britain race pass through his village in September 2010.

The bicycle will be ridden by Mr Thompson's friend and triathlete James Tully.

The bicycle will be displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from September 2011

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