Best of cool bike bicycle motorcycle wooden bicycles by renovo

300 years ago the first bicycles were made of wood. Nowadays bikes are made from steel, bamboo, carbon fiber, titanium, aluminum and etc. But at the same time Renovo Bikes from Portland, Oregon are made from hollow wood: black walnut, cedar, maple and laminated bamboo. Bamboo provides the smoothest ride of all; it is super responsive, lightweight and green. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world and it absorbs nearly 5 times the amount of greenhouse gases while producing 35% more oxygen than the same quantity of trees.

Renovo’s builder, Ken Wheeler, said he researched the use of wood in airplane design. He commented that their bikes are “the smoothest bike you’ll ever ride, stealth quiet, light and responsive, stiff as you want.” Renovo Hardwood Bicyles combine “high-tech magic and fine craftsmanship” to create a range of bikes that are “the smoothest bike you’ll ever ride, stealth quiet, light and responsive, stiff as you want.” The Renovo range extends from the Panda laminated bamboo commuter models ($1,425 for the basic model, complete bike) to the top-of-the-range R4 Pursuit ($2,300 frame only).
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