The Amazing Wooden Bike Company

Found this amazing wooden bike thanks to the ceaseless and intrepid curiousity of the folks at Grow-a-Brain. And it made me remember how much more a bike is than a mode of efficient transportation, how, when I was young enough, my bicycle could take me to outer space and then down, down, down to the ocean depths.

Then there's the wooden part. The wonderful, sensous heft of it all (and we're talking hefty: more than 50 pounds). Which, of course, is the antithesis of what you want out of a bike. Unless, of course, you're not really concerned about speed and liftability and the like.

The story of the Amazing Wooden Bike Company is a story of art, craftsmanship, and, above all, a deep sense of play. The result is an invitation to wonder, which, once you get beyond the sheer practicality of human-powered transportation, is what biking is all about.