It’s not entirely made of wood, but it’s close enough. For Yojiro Oshima’s final project at Musashino Art University he decided to design this sculpted wooden bicycle. His goal was to incorporate the benefits of a beam frame and standard frame. To do this, the short cantilevered seat beam was specially designed with the intent of reducing overall impact.

Not only is the frame beautifully crafted, but Yojiro added flowing wooden handlebars with swept back armrests. He also created a uniquely designed baton wheels with an arc between the spokes and rim to soften the ride.

While it will probably see limited road time, the bike is nonetheless a beautiful combination of art and function.

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With its angular design, the Iceberg wood bike hanger is an eye-catching solution to urban bike storage. Designed by Woodstick Ltd, each custom hanger is constructed by expert wood craftsmen.

This limited edition hanger is made from oak wood stub cross cut, birch, and oak plates. It comes with an easy to use mount system that can be installed by 3 standard screws on plasterboards, wood and concrete walls, and all other typical walls.

It’s certainly a unique design, but with a price tag of $644 it may cost more the most are willing to spend on a bicycle.

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The Eclipse X20 Folding Bike by Tern Bicycles brings the folding bike concept closer to perfection than ever before.

Their N-Fold technology uses a uniquely designed frame and handlepost geometry that allows the front wheel to spin 180 degrees before the central fold. This allows for a cleaner, more compact end package that is so easy to unfold it can be done in under ten seconds.  A patented OCL Joint system makes for stronger, stiffer connections between moving parts, resulting in a lightweight frame that feels rock solid underneath you. Double truss, smooth tig welding, and physis handbar bars adds to the already extensive attention to detail displayed on the Eclipse.

With the Eclipse, Tern takes the folding bike concept out of the promising-yet-imperfect prototype phase and brings it closer to perfection.

Take a look for yourself at ternbicycles.com 

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Cardboard may turn out to be the most underrated building material of the modern era.  In addition to a fully functioning bike made out of cardboard, there’s now a cardboard bike helmet…that’s 3 times stronger and 15 percent lighter than a traditional helmet.

Designed by Anirudha Surabhi, the Kranium Helmet uses the unique structural qualities of cardboard to absorb the energy of a collision. Surabhi was inspired by woodpeckers’ ability to sustain repeated heavy impacts, thanks to the bird’s unique corrugated cartilage. This led Surabhi to create his own honeycombed cardboard, which he has dubbed “Dual Density Honey Comb Board” or D2.

While many cyclists would be rightfully reluctant to strap cardboard to their heads, the Kranium Helmet has some pretty impressive safety figures to quell critics. Not only has the Kranium Helmet been approved by safety laboratories such as Technischer Überwachungs-Verein in Germany and Head Protection Evaluations in the UK, but Indian Formula One team, Force India, is incorporating the technology into their specially designed helmets.

So if it’s good enough for Formula One drivers, it’s probably going to be fine for your bicycle.

The helmet has been in development for two years and is set to be released late December 2012. Check in on Anirao.com for updates.

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