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Bikes made out of wood have become fairly popular in the last couple of months, but the idea of using salvaged wood is not only new, but beautiful and eco-friendly. This series of hand-crafted bikes from the California-based Masterworks Woodworking, using primarily wood from trees that have been deemed unsafe and torn down.
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The artists Bill Holloway and Mauro Hernadez are both self-taught and craft these cycles using old-world woodcrafting techniques and tools, making their final product a true piece of art. The majority of the arboreal material comes from family properties, so people can ride bikes made from the trees they played on as children. These Masterworks Woodworking salvaged wood bikes give a second life to trees that carry sentimental value, an aesthetically beautiful and practical response to wood decay in urban settings.
GYPSY Purple Heart and Maple Multiplywood. Maple wood dowels. Black rims, spokes, and back sprocket. Chrome front sprocket, chain, hubs and crackset. Clear pedals. Single Speed--46/20 ratio. Sealed bearing headset and bottom bracket, Shimano.
CB Cyclops 2.4 tires. Hand-rubbed Penofin Verde Rosewood Oil.
CB Cyclops 2.4 tires. Hand-rubbed Penofin Verde Rosewood Oil.
CHERRY BOMB Cherry and Mahogany Multiplywood. Black Walnut dowels. Cherry wood flames on back assembly. Black crackset 170mm (origin 8,) spokes, pedals and sprockets (with chrome trim.) Chrome chain, hubs. Single Speed--44/20 ratio. Red Felt rims. Sealed bearing headset and bottom bracket, Shimano. Kenda Flame 3.0 tires. Hand-rubbed Penofin Verde Rosewood Oil.
References: woodbicycle and treehugger