Naturaly Diverse
Wood is as diverse and different as the human race. There are estimated to be more than 100,000 different species of trees, with 25% of living plants being trees. Wood is separated into two major categories - hardwoods and softwoods. Generally, hardwoods are stronger as they are denser, however they take longer to grow so are harder to find and mostly come from the forest. Each piece of wood used in a wooden bike frame is unique as it's rider.
Wood is one of the strongest known materials in nature.
HTech Bikes uses local West Australian timbers known for their strength, appearance and performance qualities. All our timber is kiln dried to the appropriate moisture content and rough dressed to our requirements by our timber supplier.
Below are the three main hardwoods HTech Bikes use to craft a wood bike frame. The woods used by HTech Bikes are up to 29% stronger, 41% stiffer and 46% more resistant to damage than most other woods used to build bike frames. Adding carbon fibre, which is up to 150% stronger than wood, HTech Bike frames are more than capable of the use and abuse a bicycle must endure.