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Making the Incredible Wooden Bike
In part one of our new Fettlers series, meet the man who spent 1,000 hours building a wooden bike.
Michael Thompson and his SplinterBike frame.
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Fettler (n); an individual craftsman or group of craftsmen committed to achieving perfection via hands-on moulding, sculpting and working of raw materials. Typically found in sheds.
When Michael Thompson's friends challenged him to build a wooden bike he threw himself into it, even if the bet was only for $1. One thousand hours later, the SplinterBike was born.
3 min
Fettlers: Episode 1
The incredible story behind what it takes to build a wooden bike.
In the first episode of our new Fettlers series you can follow Michael's journey, as we shed light on some of the world's most incredible homemade bikes. Fettlers seeks out the garage and shed builders who construct bikes for themselves and their friends, often from the unlikeliest of materials. Stay tuned for more jaw-dropping builds soon.
You can catch all the latest episodes of Fettlers, as well as everything else on two wheels over at the redbull.com/bike Facebook page.
