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The Plycycle builder works for a timber company that makes ply wood and he had bet with one of the machine operatrors that he could make a bike and ride it from Melbourne to Myrtleford in a day (approximately 300km)!

He used Bote Cote and Aquacote to finish it with our Clear System to make his bike following discussion with Scott. We were able to understand his requirements and provided follow up product support.

He is also looking to make a lightweight bike. However, rather than being hollow he is plannning to make a vore out of Balsa wood and then laminating a few layers of thin hardwood ply with a bamboo ply outer layer for abrasion resistance. By having a Balsa core it will prevent buckling failure modes allowing for thinner wall sections.

The bike that impresses him at the moment is the Axalko "Bat". There are two other Plycycle makers in Melbourne and they are sharing ideas to develop their projects!

 

 
 
Also, another Ply cycle builder in Queensland has built his bikes (shown right) using Bote Cote Marine Epoxy Resin. His early ones were ply but now he is using exotics and some ply internally.... The frames are hollow and surprisingly light.
The full range is at www.silkwoodcycles.com
The stretched Beach Cruiser has over 100 pieces of wood
 
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