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12-02-2003, 01:05 PM

Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure how
practical.

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Art

12-02-2003, 01:07 PM

In article <bqiuqm$22gk$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].unisys.com>,
Arthur Shapiro <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure how
>practical.
>
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No wooden fork, the cowards!

12-02-2003, 01:22 PM

Well, they don't have to worry about rust -- only termites!

-Bob

12-02-2003, 01:56 PM

"Arthur Shapiro" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure
how
> practical.
>
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> Art

It's not really a new idea. My grandmother raced bikes back in the 1930s.
To get the weight down then they made their bikes from wood. She still has
one of her wheels, made into part of a piece of art hanging on the wall in
her house. She was shocked by how light they bikes are now. She picked up
my husbands Trek 5200, and wouldn't put it down she was so much in awe.

12-02-2003, 02:48 PM

Nice, but why?

"Arthur Shapiro" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure
how
> practical.
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> Art

12-02-2003, 03:30 PM

Nice work.

This has been tried before. One picture book I have of old bicycles
shows an Italian "Littorina" from 1939. Iron was being rationed in
anticipation of war. It has wooden rims with ordinary metal spokes, a
wooden frame and fork with metal dropouts. Wooden fenders, chainguard
and handlebars, with a metal stem and seatpost.

It also shows some Bianchis from 1946 with metal frames, but wooden
rims, still metal spokes.

For more modern examples, check this out.

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Whether or not these are actually any good for riding, you have to
admire the craftsmanship.

MP

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:05:26 GMT, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Arthur
Shapiro) wrote:

>Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure how
>practical.
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>Art

12-02-2003, 05:29 PM

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:30:39 -0500,
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>
>Whether or not these are actually any good for riding, you have to
>admire the craftsmanship.

Wood is the original material for bicycle frames. Steel came later.

Fifty-two year old, Giorgio Calderoni, rode one built by Vinicio Magni
in the 1998 Paris-Roubaix .
--
zk

12-02-2003, 08:12 PM

Not exactly craftmanship, the thing is all CNC'd. Yuck.

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> practical.
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> Art

12-02-2003, 11:23 PM

In article <vF8zb.25563$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pas.earthlin k.net>,
"Gerry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> "Arthur Shapiro" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> > Ran into this in a woodworking newsgroup. Good job, although I'm not sure
> how
> > practical.
> >
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> Nice, but why?

It was a CNC woodworking class project. They could either do another
bloody armoire (probably the teacher's 20th). I say bully.
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President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

12-03-2003, 09:48 AM

In article <epdzb.31308$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].prodigy.com> , "GWB" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
--> Not exactly craftmanship, the thing is all CNC'd. Yuck.

Well, after a few decades in the computer industry, it is impressive to me -
no familiarity with CNC other than having seen it at various speaker
manufacturers' facilities. Just for the sake of discussion: I'm assuming
these students aren't really creating anything, but are using "canned"
software applications for their CNC machine. Right? If so, how difficult is
it? I can't imagine how one would describe the requirements for those wooden
handlebar grips.

Art