A unique bike called the Bonobo has been created by Polish designer Stanisław Płoski, and it stands out due to its innovative use of a moulded plywood frame rather than the traditional metal alloy ...
Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing how to bolt things ...
I have never been anywhere near Stanisław Płoski's Bonobo plywood bike, but I can feel the thing flex as clearly as if it were beneath me on a pothole-strewn road. Plywood is strong and beautiful to ...
There was a time when wooden-framed bicycles were quite the oddity. While you still don’t see them much in stores, it’s now not that unusual to come across models such as the Lagomorph or Renovo’s duo ...
A bicycle made out of plywood comes with some obvious issues. If a thief wants your wheels or seat, all they need is a saw. Also, plywood isn’t great in the wet. And the frame of a wood bicycle would ...
Being the bike lovers that we are, we were charmed when we caught a glimpse of theBonobo bicycle by Warsaw designer Stanilav Ploski. Featuring a cutting edge frame, the bikeis made with bent plywood ...
In terms of their viability in an Internet-fueled economy, bike shops have one distinct advantage over book shops: It ain’t cheap to ship a bicycle. Bikes are big, and bikes are heavy–a lethal postal ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is a common complaint in mountain biking that bikes have gotten too expensive and too technologically advanced. To combat this, ...
Commuting to work on a bicycle saves tons of dough, but sometimes storing your bike isn’t that easy. [Lewis] has been playing around with a few prototype bike stands and seems to have found the ticket ...
We’ve featured many wooden bicycles on Inhabitat – and here’s a beautiful plywood bicycle wall rack to match those timber rides. Crafted by woodworkers in Portugal, the PAU is an elegant and ...