New SplinterBike Quantum all-wooden bike launched in time for London 2012 Festival

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Around about this time last year, we featured an all-wooden bike named SplinterBike that went on to be viewed by over 320,000 visitors to the Power of Making exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. A second version was used to set a new speed record for 100 percent wooden bikes in August 2011 and now the creator of both, Michael Thompson, has built a special SplinterBike Quantum (SBQ) edition for the 2012 London Olympics. A few design changes have been made to allow a variety of visitors to the Adain Avion event at the London 2012 Festival to mount up and ride an all-wooden bike for themselves, including adjustable seat height and a different gearing setup... Continue Reading New SplinterBike Quantum all-wooden bike launched in time for London 2012 Festival

Section: Sports

Tags: Bicycles, Engineering, Olympics, Wooden

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