On Ebay hunting used pursuit framesets…and found this…
Wooden track wheel. Tubular. Typical trispoke style valve cutout.
Seriously WTF. Is this a thing? Special race class?
This is what happens when a track cyclist buys a CNC wood mill and has nothing else to do…
Looks interesting. Looking closely at the photos, l wonder if the wheel blank started out as a foam core sandwiched by two layers of thin plywood, one on each side. Hard to imagine that this wheel is solid wood.
I have seen some early primitve 5 spoke carbon wheels built similarly (from Russia, in the early 90s) where the wheel blank was just like a disc wheel, foam core sandwiched by carbon fiber sheets on each side. Then the ‘spokes’ (or, more precisely, the spoke holes) were machined out (manually, not cnc).
Needs more Ben Hur metal spikes out the side.
On Ebay hunting used pursuit framesets…and found this…
Wooden track wheel. Tubular. Typical trispoke style valve cutout.
Seriously WTF. Is this a thing? Special race class?
https://www.ebay.com/...9:g:3lUAAOSwy0JZ9lVi
It’s a real thing: https://cyclingtips.com/2014/06/made-in-italy-a-tour-of-the-gipiemme-factory/
"One item that has gained a huge amount of press coverage is the unique wooden wheel set the company made for the world’s biggest international bike show, Eurobike in Germany. Originally a show piece for their stand the item gained so much interest that Gipiemme started producing it in a limited run.
Given the company doesn’t have a wood-working department, the product was built in conjunction with a local company that had the skills and tools for the job. The four-ply disc and crazy four-spoked wheels have been snapped up by the hipster kid brigade. Braking isn’t advised on the wheels; because of this they are usually used as back wheels where it’s easy to get away without a brake on a fixed bike."
Perfect for your bamboo track bike.
Interesting that is has a hub for a single speed track cog but a skewer instead of nuts (and a trainer skewer too)
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Interesting that is has a hub for a single speed track cog but a skewer instead of nuts (and a trainer skewer too)
That’s because I doubt that it would ever actually be used on a track. Like most hipster bikes around town.
also spaced at 130… so yeah, was certainly never really intended for a track bike.
in all fairness… I wouldn’t really be excited to be doing a match sprint and have somebody cut off the rail on one of these 
“He’s on fire today, folks. My bad. Just his wheel.”
haha
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My dad’s track wheel from the 1950’s. I don’t know what type of wood - we guessed bamboo.
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Needs more Ben Hur metal spikes out the side.
My dad’s track wheel from the 1950’s. I don’t know what type of wood - we guessed bamboo.
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Cool! I love it.
I wish I had a big house for an entertainment room. Hanging a vintage track bike up would be one decoration.
“He’s on fire today, folks. My bad. Just his wheel.”
Hear me out… wooden wheels, magnesium frame.