Autos

Wood has been used in bicycle construction since the early 19^th century when this mode of transportation was invented. As the decades went by, construction materials for bikes changed from wood to various metals and alloys. But wooden-frame bikes are now making a come back and becoming more and more popular. But unfortunately for most people, they are a bit out of our price-range with a single complete bicycle costing a few thousand dollars.

If you don’t care for the eco-friendliness and ride characteristics of a wooden-frame bike, Rob Pollock has just the thing for you. The New Zealander has pretty much spent his entire life in the automotive industry, panel painting and repairing cars. And over the years, he has also applied faux wood finishes to a number of cars. A few years back, his son Aaron suggested that he apply the same technique to bicycles which resulted in a new business venture, Rob’s Woodgrain Bike Frames. The average time frame to apply a “woodgrain finish” to a bike frame generally takes between seven to 10 days.

A customer will send Rob Pollock a frame and a fork. Rob will then

Today is a special day here at Unfinished Man’s worldwide headquarters, because on this day we’re writing about a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, which doesn’t happen too often.  Today is the exception and not the rule, so I’ll keep my opinion about their products to myself and don’t expect too many more HD related posts in the near future.

The famous American motorcycle company started way back in the early 1900’s when the world had no colors and everything was black and white.  Back in 1901, William Harley was designing small engines to put on pedal bicycles and later joined forces with his friend, Arthur Davidson, to produce