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How durable are wooden bikes?
by pplonski86 8y ago
How durable are wooden bikes?
- dzedajs 8y agoPretty durable. Better than carbon and can compete with aluminium – since the build is filled.
- pplonski86 8y agoI must admit that they look very nice!
- ArrayList 8y ago> Better than carbon [citation needed]
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoCarbon bikes are made from hollow tubes, hollow tubes can buckle / collapse, plus carbon bikes are designed for lightness, not sturdiness. Wood can take a beating, but is a lot heavier.
- eesmith 8y agoThe wooden bikes mentioned are made from hollow tubes too. "Materia Bikes frames are hollow and lightweight"
- NikolaeVarius 8y agoHollowness is nonsensical argument. Hollow tubes maximize strength per weight
- blakblakarak 8y agoCarbon bikes are made for stiffness and ride quality - you can make equally light bikes with Alu / Ti.
- aequitas 8y agoThey give 5 year warranty which seems like a lot, but one of the bigger bike manufacturers in the Netherlands gives 10 years[0] on (metal) bikes. So my guess is they are less durable. [0] https://www.gazelle.nl/service/garantie https://www.gazelle.nl/service/garantie
- kossmoboleat 8y ago5 year warranty on bike frames is pretty standard. I've shopped around after my aluminium frame broke after 6 years and nearly all manufacturers offered 5 years.
- analog31 8y agoFor comparison, I ride two steel frames from 1982 and 1985, and own a Schwinn from 1963. All have shown signs of use and age, cosmetically, but are still fully functional and safe. That's not to suggest a wooden frame is less durable, but just an anecdotal calibration of what my expectations are.