but this kid is fucking it up wood-style.
16 year-old high school student Marco Facciola built a bike out of wood. I’m talking every part is made out of wood. Pretty damn impressive. “Marco had to complete this as a non-academic project for his International Baccalaureate, and inspiration came from his grandfather, forced to make wooden wheels for his bike during the war due to rubber shortages.
Damn straight. A bike out of 100% wood. Holy Crap, someone get this kid laid, PRONTO !
January 28th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
word UP!! props
January 28th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
As a carpenter, I am amazed at that level of craftsmanship and attention to detail from a 16 yr old. I spent all my free time chasing the muff around when I was 16, actually i still do. Nevermind.
But damn, that kid’s got a future in Engineering and Manufacturing. Good on ya Marco!
January 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Eh. Big deal.
I could do that with 2 hands tied behind me back. And drunk as well. Stoned too.
ha ha
j/k…..Mighty good show kid. Now take your new found fame and go find some of that there muff that fritzaholic was muttering about.
January 28th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I saw this one about a week ago, but DAAAAANNNGGG! That is some awesome woodworking.
Opus
January 28th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
…notice on the chain how every link pin is held in place w/ a tiny tapered dowel…
…kids got both vision & an eye for detail…
…props, young man, props !!!…
January 28th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Pretty cool work. Poor kid can’t catch a break from the people at that site it’s linked to. Did you read the comments? Jeeze…
January 28th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Steel is real, but wood is good!
errr, that’s what she said.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
…el jefe…actually saw this several days ago when james pointed it out on ‘bicycle design’ but i didn’t read the comments…
…jeez is right…most of them are a tribute to diminished brain capacity…some are striving for humor (i assume) but, wow, clue nada big time…
…kid works his ass off, learns mad skillz & everybody’s a critic…welcome to life, kid…
January 28th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Not just the mad skillz, but the incredible attention to detail… this kid is going someplace.
Opus
January 29th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Yeah, those comments make me really depressed to call myself human, but that’s the inherent failure of the internet. people get to slam ideas good and bad from the safety of their fat fucking couch asses.
I’d bet none of those commenters would call that kid out to his face.
Not unlike a certain bike snob from the northeast… although I read his drivell daily.