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"Cane" wheels are mentioned in some land speed records, so I googled
for cane wheels and learned that they were actually bamboo, which was
interesting, but then, well, the blind hog found a very tasty acorn:
http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/cyclingprelycra/racing/woodrims.htm
The UK page shows how Sergio Servado, who somtimes posts on RBT, built
and rode a pair of laminated wooden tubular (naturally) wheels with
short-life leather brake shoes.
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
for cane wheels and learned that they were actually bamboo, which was
interesting, but then, well, the blind hog found a very tasty acorn:
http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/cyclingprelycra/racing/woodrims.htm
The UK page shows how Sergio Servado, who somtimes posts on RBT, built
and rode a pair of laminated wooden tubular (naturally) wheels with
short-life leather brake shoes.
Cheers,
Carl Fogel