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    Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times

    Spock Ears Make Me Say "Knit Long and Prosper"
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    Image of Loonie Loonie
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Nothing simpler about that thing. It's amazing.
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    Image of MorrisPadoozle MorrisPadoozle
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    All bicycles used to run on wooden rims. Wooden rims were used for track well into the '40s, and you can still buy them today.
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    Image of Schuyler Silva Schuyler Silva
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    I live 2 blocks away from these guys in Portland, Or. Ken, the owner, gave me a tour and he is a super nice guy. Sprocket, the shop cat, is the best shop cat ever. And their bikes are pretty cool too.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    08/13/09

    @Schuyler Silva: You roommates with Valdemar?
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    Image of ValdemarBabatunde ValdemarBabatunde
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    I live 2 blocks from them in Portland, Or. Ken, the owner, is really nice and Sprocket, the cat, is the best shop cat ever. And their bikes are pretty rad too.
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    Image of Bazooka Lukis Bazooka Lukis
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Every time I ride a bike, the earth shifts and makes every route to every destination 90% uphill.
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    08/13/09

    @Zukis: Wow, so you live in San Francisco too!?
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    Image of Experiment626 Experiment626
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    I have this incredible urge to set it on fire...
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    Image of D.E.P.C. D.E.P.C.
    08/13/09

    @Experiment626: Only if you do it while you're riding it.
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    Image of Experiment626 Experiment626
    08/13/09

    @D.E.P.C. is on a Sexpedition: Only if there's a tightrope to ride it across.
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    Image of D.E.P.C. D.E.P.C.
    08/13/09

    @Experiment626: Only if that tightrope is positioned between two planets.
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    08/13/09

    @D.E.P.C. is on a Sexpedition: and also on fire.
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    Image of DavinMergus DavinMergus
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Check this wooden TANDEM!
    www.woodytec.de

    I saw this bike in real two weeks ago near my home town in Germany. Crazy!
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    08/13/09

    @DavinMergus: Thats' cool!
    [www.woodytec.de]
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    Image of Mac the Tard Mac the Tard
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Hella
    Cool
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    Image of Mac the Tard Mac the Tard
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    They should have put one of the Wooden Cane Creek Headsets on it.
    If there was ever an appropriate application for a Wooden Headset...
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    Image of gizmodog gizmodog
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    if it gets wet, will it warp?
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    08/13/09

    @gizmodog: I don't think so, there seems to be some kind of epoxy resin on the surface that will keep water from penetrating into the wood itself.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/13/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    The really nice thing about wooden frames is that when the finish gets mucked up, all you have to do is sand it down and give a coat of urethane, or better yet, Tung oil.
    As for fixies, when the world is flat, I will get a fixie, until then I will stick with my "mechanically complicated" Kona moutain.
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    08/13/09

    @Gary_7vn: Totally agree with you on the fixie business. I finally got a compact on my roadie, and couldn't be happier. Although, there is a weekly game of fixie polo that the hipsters play near my house that I'd love to be a part of.
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    Image of Sean Scrooby Grube Sean Scrooby Grube
    08/13/09

    @Don Nguyen: How does it feel to be old and still trying to fit in?
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    08/13/09

    @Sean Scrooby Grube: Just how old do you think I am, sir? :)
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    Image of Arza Arza
    08/12/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    calfee are the bikes you want if you feel the need for organic frames.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    08/12/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    One of the fun things about the tough ride uphill on a bike is the subsequent speed and breeze in your face as you go downhill.
    WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
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    Image of TrumanDemonassa TrumanDemonassa
    08/12/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Sure it's a pretty bike. I wonder who the intended buyer is. The racer crowd will stay with carbon fiber. If this is for a recreational rider, the boutique (low spoke count) wheels are fashionable, but not durable. They're OK if you weigh 150 pounds. The more over that you weigh, the more likely they are to catastrophically fail at an inconvenient time. The handle bars are too low for a recreational rider. I'd be more "reminded of simpler times" (as the advert tag line touts) with a less fussy 7-speed rear cluster, and friction shifting. Personally, I'd like to see more function with the pretty form.
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    Image of Terry Terry
    08/12/09

    @TrumanDemonassa: Alternately, you could stop criticizing the thing and just get on it and go for a ride. Or do you find criticizing a bicycle more fun than riding one?
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    Image of G.O.B.: Come on! G.O.B.: Come on!
    08/12/09

    In reply to Wood-Framed Renovo Bicycle Reminds Us of Simpler Times
    Renovo? Is that the "ronery" subsidiary of Lenovo?
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    08/12/09

    @G.O.B.: ror
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