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jsharf on July 15, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why did we wait so long for the bicycle?

What about making a bike out of wood? It would have a lot of friction, sure, but it might be better than walking?

Gibbon1 on July 16, 2019 [–]

If you poke around there were a number of bicycles made of wood. Wood is an excellent material from a weight to strength standpoint.

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