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Found: The Thonet Beech Wood Bike

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Thonet Bike Front View

Seventy thousand dollars will buy you one hell of a nice bike. In fact, seventy thousand dollars will net you a garage full of really really nice bikes. Or, you could spend your seventy thousand dollars on this piece of modern art.

Commissioned by famed furniture brand Thonet, and designed by Andy Martin, the elegantly curved bicycle is constructed from hand bent steamed beech wood. Which was then reinforced by sprung rod supports in fragile or high stress points.

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Dr. Badtouch
Dr. Badtouch
10 years ago

I LIKE RENDERINGS!

Alex
Alex
10 years ago

How does it ride?

nsp234
nsp234
10 years ago

hmmm…
I’m not the one to usually scream DATED!!! at blog posts, but this one has been around for more than a Year.

Still a very nice one though, for me it might be the most beautiful woodbike.
I find most Woodbikes strange, but this one really can stand besides “normal” good looking bikes.

pmurf
pmurf
10 years ago

before the hater horde jumps in with their jibberjabber, I think this is a really cool execution of the concept. Some cool lines going on. Although, IMHO the seat-patform-rails-thinger up top sucks. Seems like a cop-out solution, and doesn’t flow well with the rest of the aesthetic.

Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
10 years ago

WHY?!

nightfend
10 years ago

Neat art, but totally impractical.

Star
10 years ago

It does give me a…
Care to sit on my…
WTF (wood tuned fabrications)
Wood like to at least try it…
racy boy chair…
Any others, have slogans??

Jay
Jay
10 years ago

These are just renders; has one actually been built?

PBJoe
PBJoe
10 years ago

provided you keep the termites away, beech is known to be quite horizontally stiff and vertically compliant…

Star
10 years ago

@ Alex, it likely has a lumbering and wooden feel…

pornitswhatlwouldratherbmaking
pornitswhatlwouldratherbmaking
10 years ago

$70,000 wowza! No really, its super cool. lts a bargan when you consder many paintings some that look like a 3 year scrbbled a huge mess goes for millions.

The Guy
The Guy
10 years ago

I can’t see how this idea wood become very poplar. I think I’d board with it quickly… I’m stumped as to why someone would want this. Maybe once the sawdust settles, we’ll see. Getting late now, gotta go log off.

Topmounter
Topmounter
10 years ago

Wow, art that looks like a bicycle. How nice.

X
X
10 years ago

Hipster geometry. Don’t do compact handlebars, think I’ll pass 😉

Mattbyke
Mattbyke
10 years ago

As a 35 yr career master wood worker , it’s neat. But looks to be unridable. I don’t think that’s the point. Always nice to see wood pushed to interesting boundaries . Mind you , there are some neat rideable wood bikes out there. Fun stuff.

kevinfromVA
kevinfromVA
10 years ago

Oh fantastic! Another nonserviceable toy.

Quinn
Quinn
10 years ago

without a seat tube, and the flex of the wood, I bet that thing rides like a wet noodle

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