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by Christo on 10/10/2024When haven't bikes been built with tubes? Manufactured tubes in all metals, all diameters and all wall thickness are available off the shelf. So is carbon fiber in tubes. It ma…

Renovo in Portland in the 2010's used a clam shell design and most other builders since then have adopted it, thinking it was "state of the art" in building wood bike frames. I'm going to explain why…

First, about the bike in the picture (is that what it is?). I'm picturing it in wood. How about you?In the Build Your Own Bike frame program, we make the tops and bottoms of the tubes, and you make th…

Renovo bike frames are coated in 4 to 6 layers of clear coat automotive finish. This is the same top coat product that goes on your car at the factory. We use Sherwin William Products called "Finish O…

I live about one mile from the famous suspension bridge that links Tacoma to Gig Harbor. There is of course a story behind it that makes it famous. Back in 1940, the first span was completed, ending t…

Our light wood bikes usually have a dark wood middle layer. It doesn't show though in a profile picture so the impression from the picture is of just the light woods. I need to prepare some video that…

The geometry of the Pursuit (Road) is a bit of a work in progress. It has a long history, but I'm making some updates because tire size is a bit bigger now for road bikes too (28 to 32mm, versus 25 mi…

One of the owner benefits is to test ride every bike I build. On this ride, I took a 58cm Whiskey Jack made from Black Walnut and Ambrosia Maple on the Pallos Verdes, California ocean loop. 25 miles a…

Are you wondering if Renovo Hardwood Bikes go through rigorous environmental testing? It turns out that I, Christo, am the Chief Executive Tester. On this ride I took a 55cm bike (too small for me, an…

Renovo Bikes is owned by me Christo, who also owns Pure Timber LLC. Many of you have asked about how Pure Timber became involved with Renovo and I'll discuss that here, along with some wood working ph…