Comments on: NAHBS preview: Introducing Renovo Hardwood Bicycles

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:27:37 +0000

a.O. this is the manufacturer\’s web site http://www.militarybikes.com/military.html These are the same guys that make the HUMMER folding bike (which is based on the same technology). I think this discussion probably belongs somewhere else than this thread.

By: a.O

a.O — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:24:13 +0000

Cool. Thanks.

This should help things along:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/reinventing_the_1.php

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:16:25 +0000

a.O. this was all I could find off the bat: http://www.combatreform.com/atb.htm Lots of mission reports on that site, which is devoted to the history of the bicycle in war and combat.

Opus

By: Torfinn

Torfinn — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:06:56 +0000

I\’ll see if I can dig that report up a.O definitely an interesting read.

Bicycles rock.

By: Bill Stites

Bill Stites — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:31:59 +0000

Talk about organic!

Having worked in a high-end wood shop for 5 years while getting my design business going, I\’ve worked with a lot of the woods mentioned. I never thought of making a bicycle with them …

And the precision of CNC, which I\’m also familiar with, is a match made in heaven.

Super nice Ken!

By: a.O

a.O — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:17:16 +0000

Do you have a link to that article/report, Opus?

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:03:51 +0000

kamajii you obviously haven\’t heard about the paratroop Marines being issued folding mountain bikes starting back in 2001. The clincher was an execise where marines with the folding MTB reached their objective from an insertion point hours faster than the squad on foot, no more tired than the foot squad and were just as effective in the simulated battle as the foot squad. And the bike squad was just as stealthy as the foot squad, too. Pity there are so few opportunities to use the bike-equipped Marines except in Afghanistan.

And that bike above is super cool…

By: West Cougar

West Cougar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:59:00 +0000

“We beat aluminum every time,” Wheeler says with a smile.

Well sure. Any sailor could tell ya that. :-)

By: kamajii

kamajii — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:50:22 +0000

What the heck? Do they let Marines ride bikes, Lt. sir? Well Stu, do they??

By: mechanic Mark

mechanic Mark — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:33:12 +0000

tonyt – You guessed it, there\’s a metal insert. It\’s a titanium sleeve that goes all the way through the headtube. I pressed in two of the headsets just this evening during last minute preparations for the show. It was a nice tight fit, and the cups slid in smoothly. You should see the headsets he chose, they\’re beautiful. Polished titanium with wood inserts, they complement the frames nicely.

I was lucky enough to take a short test ride on one of the earlier prototypes last year. The ride quality was impressive. The bike was stiff enough for good power transfer, but smoother than any steel or carbon I\’ve ridden.