Wood Bikes: Art You Can Ride

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By Matt Richardson
Posted 2011/09/10 @ 6:00 am
Category Fun & Games, General, Woodworking

Bill Patchett and Bill Holloway create complete bike frames out of wood, following the entire process from felling a tree in the urban forest, to shaping and finishing it. This creative example of reuse becomes a piece of rolling art at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011.

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4 Responses to Wood Bikes: Art You Can Ride

零影月 on September 10th, 2011 at 1:16 pm said:

They have a yearly race where they ride wooden bikes down a hill somewhere. Quick google search image for reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10913960@N04/1398742773/

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零影月 on September 10th, 2011 at 1:16 pm said:

They have a yearly race where they ride wooden bikes down a hill somewhere. Quick google search image for reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10913960@N04/1398742773/

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Ramona Fuller on September 11th, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:

i cant believe this!! me and my sister just got two i-pads for $42.77 each and a $50 amazon card for $9. the stores want to keep this a secret and they dont tell you.
Go here, http://tinyurl.com/3qa436v

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Ramona Fuller on September 11th, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:

i cant believe this!! me and my sister just got two i-pads for $42.77 each and a $50 amazon card for $9. the stores want to keep this a secret and they dont tell you.
Go here, http://tinyurl.com/3qa436v

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