It’s been just about a year since Chris first moved his workshop from the basement of our house on Normal Ave to the Foundry maker space to make wood bikes. With the safety tests complete, we are now getting ready Read more…
Over the last several months of 2017 and early 2018, we were focused on prototyping and developing a manufacturing process for a wood bike frame. With several working prototypes completed, we were excited to start riding the wood bikes. Rider Read more…
In the month of May, we took two of our wood bikes across the country with us on a road trip (real vanlife, not the glamorous kind). Over the course of 5 weeks we drove over 8000 miles across the Read more…
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our tent at the Allentown Art Festival this year! This was our first time bringing out the bikes for a show and it was a huge success. It was great talking bikes with Read more…
We are the kind of cyclists who enjoy the whole range of riding from leisure rides around the city (to the brewery and back), to daily commutes, to road races, to longer multi-day rides. The freedom of mobility that a Read more…
Aerodynamics, weight and rotational inertia, frame geometry, and handling are all extremely important considerations when evaluating a road, touring, or gravel bike, but it shouldn’t stop there. Energy absorption is an important and often ignored characteristic in a bicycle. What Read more…
We had a great time this past weekend as we traveled to Hartford, CT for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show NAHBS. Despite the cold weather we rode our two wooden bicycles from our hotel to the show, getting compliments Read more…
Now that I’m shifting focus from design to production I’ve quickly outgrown the small workspace that I originally moved into at The Foundry. I’ve recently been extremely fortunate to have a larger space open up down the hall here where Read more…
We were extremely happy with how our first prototype wood bike turned out at the end of last year. It looked great and the ride was amazing. I did about 50 miles of hard city riding on it before the Read more…
You asked for it (well, at least our family members did) so we’ve got it! While we’re still focused on the bikes, we thought it might be fun to have a Normal Bicycles t-shirt, tank top or hoodie. We’ve decided Read more…
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