Steve! Ozzie here. Can’t thank you enough for having us on the channel. I had a great time rippin it on these fun frames with you and Scott out there in Sedona. Having ridden close to 1500 miles on these frames, I can attest to their wicked strength, durability and fun factor. 🤘🏼😎 Looking forward to your ride video!
This might be your greatest first look 👀👀👀!!!! This is what makes your channel the best Steve, such a unique bike!!!! Can’t wait for the detailed ride review!!!
Damn I'm just so pumped people like Scott are around and can even do this, let alone be so humble about it...ordinary people doing extraordinary things, SO RAD!!
That is utterly, utterly stunning. The contours on the stays are just incredible. I'm glad you mentioned the texture because the whole time I was watching I could imagine how that feels to the fingertips. I'm not one to pay top money for top tier components, I'm just an amateur having fun. But.. I would remorgage my house for that frame.. and, without knowing the price, suspect I would have to.
Ok. Well, I have been following your content/channel for quite some time now, and that is one of the most beautiful bikes I have ever seen! Ti, Steel, Carbon, Alloy are all great, but this is an entirely different level of cool!
a friend and I were just talking about making hardtail bikes as on of our next woodworking projects. I mentioned my thought of using carbon fiber layers inside and across joints to add strength with low weight added. super glad to see that the theory works and has been tested already.. now I just need to learn to work with carbon fiber
One of your best pre-ride reviews, Steve! Having the builder and rider there for comments was awesome! The bike is a stunner. I would love to throw a leg over one. I could see these frames being built with a variety of wood species and finishes. Looking forward to your ride review.
That thing is just crazy beautiful. That wood looks so smoothly fused to the carbon. Almost be a shame to ride it, but that thing deserves being in the woods where part of the frame came from.
Great chat with the creators of a gorgeous bike! Also, never thought I'd say this, but that thing would look amazing with some tan walls and maybe a leather saddle. ;)
This is awesome. Wood bikes look amazing. This gives me a flashback to an article I read about bamboo bikes which have a few steel parts, but no carbon. I have never seen any reviews for the bamboo bikes either. Would be cool if you could get your hands one to review.
Interesting bike. I also have been measuring the angle on the stanchions and get about 1/2 a degree slacker also. Kind of strange as I would assume that would be the same as the head angle.
So beautiful that I would be afraid to scratch it in a crash. It's definitely one of the prettiest frames made using natural materials, the wood just looks amazing and more organic than say a bamboo frame.
Scratches add character : ) In a sense, the wood is a protective layer over the carbon--crash against a jagged rock and a carbon frame is toast. Wood will absorb some of that impact, and can be repaired.
Nice frame, different yes. Kinda unnecessarily different though. The frame is built similar to a piano key. Piano keys are wood layered with ivory. This bike is basically carbon layered with a wood veneer. Nice concept and I can see people buying it cuz it different, not sure on the performance yet. Looking forward to your ride review Steve.
Not really carbon layered with wood, but wood reinforced with carbon inside. I don't believe it's different just for the sake of being different, I think they've got some really unique things going on here. Who knows, it may ride fantastic.
Like any new thing, the first scratches are the most painful. Wood is tougher than super thin walled carbon ti or steel though--a small dent is enough to ruin any of those. In a sense the wood is a protective layer over the carbon. I also think it gets prettier with age--dings add character.
So unique. I would buy and ride without getting sketchy; not cause it could break, but I just don't want to damage Celilo's wood😆. Seriously though, I value craftsmanship. Hoping for the ride review🤙🏽
I like the idea that the finish would age like a violin. In fact I think they could look at the labelling for golden age violins more for their graphics.
hey, yea I have measured my hta at 67-68 on my hardtail with my cell phone on the the stations when it should be 69. I know this as the stock bike has a 70degree hta with a 100mm fork and with 120mm fork with similar axel to crown lengths it should be 69
I appreciate artistic beauty, so I've looked at some wooden bikes, and they seem iffy as far as actual trail riding....but with Celilo, with the description here, and as you say, "carbon wrapped in wood"....I'm thinking 'yeah....maybe.'
I like to think of the wood as part of the composite--like adding a layer of Kevlar for example. Wood has great properties (like damping) that are hard to come by in fabrics.
Imagine meeting up at the MTB club for a group ride and somebody shows up on this. Nobody will care what anyone else is riding. Total Ferrari at the gas station factor.
Looks awesome, Is it a wooden bike though or a wood clad carbon bike? How does the wood provide any quality’s if it’s basically a carbon frame with a wooden shell around it?
@@kbeightyseven1783 I don't call it a wood bike anymore, not that there's a class of wood bikes. It's a composite bike where wood is one of the constituents. Wood has properties that are very beneficial in bike frames--mostly damping and great looks
My first priority is that it's local and sustainable (deliberately not using tropical species, not that a few bikes will make a difference but there's a lot of pressure on tropical forests). Weight is a factor. Oregon oak is one of my favorite looking species (and I have sources who get salvaged logs, so very sustainable), but it adds about a pound and a half over my current favorite Alaska yellow cedar (AYC (actually a Cypress--very strong for its weight). Steve's frame is AYC. The trees aren't in my back yard, but the mill that supplies it is. Walnut, maple, sequoia (salvaged (super light)) are all great, and all have the properties I want--damping and great looks. Another advantage of AYC is that it's graded structurally (it has similar strength to Douglas fir). This means structural defects are sorted out. Hardwoods are only graded for appearance, so the wood can have splits, checks, and internal flaws and still meet grade. Your never sure what your getting. I like buying slabs from a local source, but sometimes it seems like half the slab ends up unusable.
I know you have a limited budget, but it seems a shame to put something so buzzy on the back end of this particular frame. I would want to disappear into the woods on a completely silent hub.
Steve! Ozzie here. Can’t thank you enough for having us on the channel. I had a great time rippin it on these fun frames with you and Scott out there in Sedona. Having ridden close to 1500 miles on these frames, I can attest to their wicked strength, durability and fun factor. 🤘🏼😎
Looking forward to your ride video!
Thanks for coming down and hanging out. I look forward to riding with you guys again.
This might be your greatest first look 👀👀👀!!!! This is what makes your channel the best Steve, such a unique bike!!!! Can’t wait for the detailed ride review!!!
That may be the most beautiful bike I've seen! Also, I feel like the organic look practically demands the silence of an Onyx hub.
I would agree, but my onyx is on a singlespeed at the moment.
@@hardtailparty CC-SS option? 🥰
Welcome to Hardwood Party ! :-). Interesting frame.
Damn I'm just so pumped people like Scott are around and can even do this, let alone be so humble about it...ordinary people doing extraordinary things, SO RAD!!
Couldn't agree more. I love featuring passionate people chasing their dreams and pushing the boundaries.
Man, that's a beautiful frame - and what a contrast between this and the Thomson before it. Can't wait to see how it actually rides.
It looks fantastic. Immediately thinking of one with a Les Paul sunburst finish on it. Great first look Steve. Thank you.
I like where your head is! I immediately thought of my guitars too.
That is utterly, utterly stunning. The contours on the stays are just incredible. I'm glad you mentioned the texture because the whole time I was watching I could imagine how that feels to the fingertips.
I'm not one to pay top money for top tier components, I'm just an amateur having fun. But.. I would remorgage my house for that frame.. and, without knowing the price, suspect I would have to.
Ok. Well, I have been following your content/channel for quite some time now, and that is one of the most beautiful bikes I have ever seen! Ti, Steel, Carbon, Alloy are all great, but this is an entirely different level of cool!
That's one of the coolest things I've seen on this channel!
As a woodworker and a mountain biker, I want this bike so bad.
a friend and I were just talking about making hardtail bikes as on of our next woodworking projects. I mentioned my thought of using carbon fiber layers inside and across joints to add strength with low weight added. super glad to see that the theory works and has been tested already.. now I just need to learn to work with carbon fiber
Buy some fabric wood and resin and start experimenting : ) Learn by doing
Wow. I love the company's name as homage to Celilo Falls and I love the look of those bikes.
Don't think I would ever buy one of these but man does it look beautiful!
One of your best pre-ride reviews, Steve! Having the builder and rider there for comments was awesome!
The bike is a stunner. I would love to throw a leg over one. I could see these frames being built with a variety of wood species and finishes.
Looking forward to your ride review.
Wow. Absolute piece of art here. Hats off to everyone involved
Would love to ride the Celilo on my home trails in Vermont. Very impressive. A wonderful piece of work. Well done. Looking forward to the ride review.
That thing is just crazy beautiful. That wood looks so smoothly fused to the carbon. Almost be a shame to ride it, but that thing deserves being in the woods where part of the frame came from.
Omg what a Art and i thought i get into mountain biking a bit late but nah just at the right time to see this beauty Bloom! Love it !
Its beautiful.
Probably not for average recreational riders, but I am glad there are people out there doing such neat things.
The best first look and best looking bike! Super stoked for all that are/were involved in that project.
Great chat with the creators of a gorgeous bike! Also, never thought I'd say this, but that thing would look amazing with some tan walls and maybe a leather saddle. ;)
What a wonderfully unique bike. Love your passion for the "odd" niches of mountain biking
Wow absolutely beautiful 😍 and the behind the scenes of the bike is just incredible great job 💪🏾💯... Looking forward to the ride review... 🤩
That’s so cool I can’t imagine the cost of that frame I want one lol
Great looking bike. Crome handle bars and cranks with black forks. Perfect.
that is a beautiful rig!
What a great video. Bit late to the party but so glad I went back and caught it
Very reasonable weight actually
So so cool looking!
Wow, what a bike. Excited to see how it rides.
The competition is shellacked.
Amazing. When can we expect the ride review?
That look brilliant I can't wait for the ride review
Stunning! Most beautiful HT ever
Been waiting for this one. Excited to see how it performs out on the trail!
Great video Steve!! That was the funnest weekend!
Thanks for coming down to showcase your unique and gorgeous creation!
Hope it rides as good as it looks. Absolutely beautiful work of art - well done. Looking forward to your riding impressions.
Just got done with a ride, and the guy parked next to me had one of his gravel bikes. Beautiful! The riders name was Sam, and he loved the bike.
They're truly stunning to see in person.
Can't wait to hear the ride review. Definitely cool looking, as a fellow Ti guy, I'm eager to watch the ride video! Great edit btw!
Omg that sounds at the end of the video😍
Stunning work.
Great looking machine!!!
Had to fight the tear from dropping down my face 🥲
This is awesome. Wood bikes look amazing. This gives me a flashback to an article I read about bamboo bikes which have a few steel parts, but no carbon. I have never seen any reviews for the bamboo bikes either. Would be cool if you could get your hands one to review.
Whow !!!! Im speechless ....
Very cool, not sure I would trust it at my size, but I love unique products so can't wait for your ride review on this.
Before you mentioned the carbon inside, I thought I was going to be able to just run out to the wood shop and build myself a bike haha.
Well technically... It's not outside the realm of possibility... ;)
@@hardtailparty "In this video I'm going to build a bike out of 2x4's from my local home depot..."
At first glance, I thought it was hand carved from a single block of wood.
Have you looked at the Calfee bamboo and resin frames? They have been around over 10 years!!
Yes.
Interesting bike. I also have been measuring the angle on the stanchions and get about 1/2 a degree slacker also. Kind of strange as I would assume that would be the same as the head angle.
So beautiful that I would be afraid to scratch it in a crash. It's definitely one of the prettiest frames made using natural materials, the wood just looks amazing and more organic than say a bamboo frame.
Scratches add character : ) In a sense, the wood is a protective layer over the carbon--crash against a jagged rock and a carbon frame is toast. Wood will absorb some of that impact, and can be repaired.
Wow… I want one!!! 😍
Ridable art...so cool!❤❤❤
What a piece of beauty, that´s the bike I would take to ride the Middle Earth. Can´t wait for the review and for seeing in action on the trails!
Why not ,it looks great. Like the cable brakes, would you do a short spotlight on them in an up coming video
I've done dedicated videos to these cable brakes in the past. They're here on my channel.
Sweet Sir , found it
That is impressive! Have they made any carbon Fibre and wood wrapped forks?
What’s next a Bone-Bike? That’d be pretty metal
I was sceptical at the beginning, but damn that's a pretty frame when built up.
Beautiful bike !!! Not sure I would even ride it.
Amazing!
Nice frame, different yes. Kinda unnecessarily different though. The frame is built similar to a piano key. Piano keys are wood layered with ivory. This bike is basically carbon layered with a wood veneer. Nice concept and I can see people buying it cuz it different, not sure on the performance yet.
Looking forward to your ride review Steve.
Not really carbon layered with wood, but wood reinforced with carbon inside. I don't believe it's different just for the sake of being different, I think they've got some really unique things going on here. Who knows, it may ride fantastic.
That looks sooooooo cool 😎
That is pretty darn sweet. I'd love to ride that bad boy.
Wood this be different from bamboo bikes? Bamboo bikes are usually flexy or noodlie.
I see what you did there... Yes, quite different form bamboo. We discuss how this bike is made in this video, and it's different from bamboo.
It's a carbon bike with wood shell, so seems like it would not be overly flexy like an all wood bike.
Unreal how gorgeous that bike is, would be really hard to get it dirty
Like any new thing, the first scratches are the most painful. Wood is tougher than super thin walled carbon ti or steel though--a small dent is enough to ruin any of those. In a sense the wood is a protective layer over the carbon. I also think it gets prettier with age--dings add character.
I would buy one if I knew how well it handled, its comfort level, and its longevity.
I can't speak to the longevity, but my upcoming ride review will talk about the rest.
So unique. I would buy and ride without getting sketchy; not cause it could break, but I just don't want to damage Celilo's wood😆. Seriously though, I value craftsmanship.
Hoping for the ride review🤙🏽
I like the idea that the finish would age like a violin. In fact I think they could look at the labelling for golden age violins more for their graphics.
I love that idea.
In Philippines there's a bike that's made of Bamboo which the strongest kind of wood.
Looks beautiful! I'd hang it on my wall
hey, yea I have measured my hta at 67-68 on my hardtail with my cell phone on the the stations when it should be 69. I know this as the stock bike has a 70degree hta with a 100mm fork and with 120mm fork with similar axel to crown lengths it should be 69
I would go crazy with Wood stain and Sealer after every ride.
Watch out, pledge may get into the bike market yet. :)
I appreciate artistic beauty, so I've looked at some wooden bikes, and they seem iffy as far as actual trail riding....but with Celilo, with the description here, and as you say, "carbon wrapped in wood"....I'm thinking 'yeah....maybe.'
I like to think of the wood as part of the composite--like adding a layer of Kevlar for example. Wood has great properties (like damping) that are hard to come by in fabrics.
Totally unreal. Those geo numbers came together beautifully!
Imagine meeting up at the MTB club for a group ride and somebody shows up on this. Nobody will care what anyone else is riding. Total Ferrari at the gas station factor.
I'd like to know the tally of how many times you get stopped on the trails!
You have to be prepared to spend a certain amount of time answering questions : )
Looks awesome,
Is it a wooden bike though or a wood clad carbon bike?
How does the wood provide any quality’s if it’s basically a carbon frame with a wooden shell around it?
They discussed all of this in the video.
I imagine it's similar to vibrocore
@@jeffjacksonmtb I’m saying can it be classed as a wooden bike if it’s actually a carbon frame cladded with wood….
@@kbeightyseven1783 I don't call it a wood bike anymore, not that there's a class of wood bikes. It's a composite bike where wood is one of the constituents. Wood has properties that are very beneficial in bike frames--mostly damping and great looks
How do they decide what kind of wood to use?
My first priority is that it's local and sustainable (deliberately not using tropical species, not that a few bikes will make a difference but there's a lot of pressure on tropical forests).
Weight is a factor. Oregon oak is one of my favorite looking species (and I have sources who get salvaged logs, so very sustainable), but it adds about a pound and a half over my current favorite Alaska yellow cedar (AYC (actually a Cypress--very strong for its weight). Steve's frame is AYC. The trees aren't in my back yard, but the mill that supplies it is.
Walnut, maple, sequoia (salvaged (super light)) are all great, and all have the properties I want--damping and great looks.
Another advantage of AYC is that it's graded structurally (it has similar strength to Douglas fir). This means structural defects are sorted out. Hardwoods are only graded for appearance, so the wood can have splits, checks, and internal flaws and still meet grade. Your never sure what your getting. I like buying slabs from a local source, but sometimes it seems like half the slab ends up unusable.
Wood I ride a wooden bike. Of course I wood. Soo cool.
Custom paint ... nah
Custom wood... yes
please now with a lauf fork!!!
Unrelated, but you definitely bare a passing resemblance to Garth Brooks. Anyone ever tell you that? Bikes cool too.
That's the kindest resemblance I've heard yet, thank you.
Cool bike. Bet I can't afford it.
Notice they didn't mention price!! I bet its unaffordable for most!, that said, it is a beautiful bike and i would ride it
It's a prototype, not quite ready for production yet, hence no price yet.
I'd ride the lacquer off that thing
MagnumOpus...
I am not sure if i wood ride that 😂
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I know you have a limited budget, but it seems a shame to put something so buzzy on the back end of this particular frame. I would want to disappear into the woods on a completely silent hub.
I know what you mean, I always prefer silent hubs. Unfortunately I can't afford an onyx on every review wheelset I get.
I've cracked two steel frames.... Going to have to pass on this.
How many carbon frames have you cracked?
@@hardtailparty Never owned a carbon frame. I will say I've never cracked an aluminum frame!
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