Dafuq is this?! Wooden track bike wheel

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.
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