Furniture maker Seth Deysach has created something that combined his two passions, working in wood and cycling. The result is the Lagomorph bike, a single-speed that Deysach designed as part of the Object Society Design Show that was held last year.
While he had made a single bike in a single size (and again it was a single speed), the designer is now taking special orders for his wooden-framed bike, and even offering custom options. His Lagomorph bike features a traditional triangle frame, which is bridal jointed and glued together and fastened together, much as how a chair is assembled. Makes sense given his furniture background.
The bike isn’t entirely wood of course – no one would want to ride on wooden wheels! Deysach also went for non-wooden drive and steering, so no wood handlebars or seat post. He also opted for White Industries crank set, freewheel, steel bottom bracket and pedals, along with Chris King 1-inch No Threadset headset.
The wooden bicycle doesn’t come cheap either, with the frame coming in at about $2,500 while the fork and stem would set you back another $1,000. Total bike would be about $6,000 and would take up to 12 weeks to construct. While much higher than many off the shelf road bikes with high end components and groupos, this bike would truly be custom in so many ways.
Lagomorph Bike Official Website
[Via Gizmag.com: Lagomorph wood-framed bike now available for special order]