I've got wood

The wooden rungs may bear a lot of weight, but what about sudden impact at, say 25 mph? I can't help but feel that there are sound reasons why wood is not a popular material for bicycle components.

Having said that, carbon fibre proved an expensive disappointment, when push came to van...
how many miles per hour does a cricket ball travel at when it hits a handlebar diameter piece of ash that is a stump-90-100mph perhaps.I think it's more about greater expansion and contraction due to temperatures and moisture, and also and perhaps more importantly finding a coating resilient enough to prevent ingress of moisture which at very least would cause unsightly irreversible staining.My guess anyway.

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I'm starting to sound like an even more opinionated twat than normal -someone please tell me to STFU