Bicycles made from wood. (Credit: Normalbicycles.com)
Normal Bicycles designs and builds wooden bicycles in Buffalo, New York. Their innovative production process delivers unique, strong, and lightweight bicycles, using wood from sustainable sources as their primary frame material. Hardwood is said to soak up bumps and dampens out of rough rides. “The primary use of hardwood in our frames gives a feeling of compliance without sacrificing stiffness. The result is a solid, connected feeling that soaks up bumps while providing exceptional power transfer and speed.” The frames are ISO-tested and have a protective marine coating to withstand rain, sleet, and snow.
