The First Flat-Packed Wooden Bike You Assemble Yourself. The Sandwichbike by Basten Leijh.

It's new. It's cool. It comes in the mail and you put it together. Dubbed the Sandwichbike, this Dutch Design original was inspired by the concept of flat packing, home assembly and Bleigh Industries' never-ending drive to create exceptional products.






Presented during the 2013 Salone del Mobile, the Sandwichbike wooden bicycle by Dutch designer Basten Leijh will start production. Made of two wooden panels, this bicycle was inspired by the concept of flat packing and home assembly.



The Sandwichbike fits in a small, flat package, so they can send it to you by post. The fun will begin the moment the postman rings your doorbell. Everything you need is in the box including the tools, so you can start assembling right away. In total, there are less than 50 parts. If you can make a sandwich, you can surely build a Sandwichbike.






To enable to make it a build-it-yourself product, Basten Leijh rethrought most aspects of the classic velocipede. Instead of a welded frame, the vehicle is engineered as a “sandwich” of two weather coated frames of layered plywood. Bonded together by “smart cylinders”, the frames and components become a durable and attractive piece of technology.





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The price of a Sandwichbike starts at € 799. They start delivering by post in October this year! Bleijh is now taking pre-orders at Sandwichbikes.com.



all images courtesy of Sandwichbike

Plywood Bikes, Handlebars and Rack by Dots Design Studio of Thailand.

The Dots Design Studio of Thailand continues to perfect their PLYbike design, now executing their third version of the plywood street bike with a Brooks seat, as well as offering two styles of wood bicycle handlebars and a wooden wall-mounted bike rack.

The latest version of their PLYbike, Version 3:





Bike plans:



Their Wood Handlebars are offered in both a Vintage Style and a Bullhorn style:


Wood Bull Horn Style Handlebars:



Wood Vintage Style Handlebars:




Their Wooden Wall Mount Bike Rack:




Earlier versions of their PLYbike allow you to see the design evolution.

PLYbike, Version 2:






PLYbike, Version 1:



Dots design studio is a full service product design, and combines the knowledge from marketing perspective and design perspective.

The Design studio is comprised of a team of designers, communication designer, interior and strategist, which can have a broader view in any project. Their design approach is mainly focused on experimental process of various materials, such as metal, wood, etc.

They are enthusiastic in pushing materials beyond their limitation both conceptually and functionally in order to achieve their aspiration of creating new design dialect.



Dots Design Studio
33 Pradipat 17 Rd
Samsennai Phayathai,
Bangkok, Thailand 10400

Woody Bicycles: Hand-Crafted Hardwood Bikes

Woody Bikes are beautifully hand crafted bikes made of domestic and exotic hardwoods such as bubinga, ash, mahogany and purple heart. The hardwood purchased for their bicycles comes from “maintained” forests. Domestic hardwoods, known for their strength and beauty, are used when ever possible. All materials are purchased locally which stimulates local economies and accommodates “green building” trend.


above: Max Samuelson, Carpenter/Lifeguard/Bikebuilder

The brainchild of a carpenter with his own construction company and summertime lifeguard in Cape May, New Jersey, Max Samuelson needed a project to do with his 'free time'. So, inspired by a line from "Wedding Crashers" (remember when the kid asks Vince Vaughn if he can make a bicycle balloon animal?) he began building a wood bicycle. He started a stir when seen riding his wood bike around town. So now he's making and selling these unusual beauties.


above: Bubinga and Ash, Coaster Brake
Price: $2300

above: Bubinga and Oak, Brooks Saddle, Coaster Brake
Price: $2500

above: Mahogany and Oak, Brooks Saddle, Coaster Brake
Price: $2500

above: Purple Heart and Ash, Ape Hanger Bars, Tassles, Coaster Brake
Price: $2750

From their "About Us' page:
Max Samuelson, owner of Woody Bicycles (and shown in the center below), had a vision of a bike made out of wood. Not just any wood however. The bikes are made from the finest hardwoods and all materials and components that go into our product are only the best. A classic, our bikes are hand made and will satisfy any bike lover.

Buy these beautiful bikes here.

And a video about Max and his bikes for you:



I've written about many unusual bikes. If you're interested, you may want to check out these posts:


World's Most Expensive Bike

The World's Most Expensive Bike.


Electra Bikes

Electra's beautifully designed bikes.


Bauhuas Inspired Bike

The Bau-Bike

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