Where Craftsmanship Meets Innovation
Reasons Why You Should Choose an HTech Wooden Bike
Crafted for You
At HTech Bikes we craft every bicycle after your order is placed, which means we don't stock pre-assembled bikes. While our frames come in set sizes, we offer extensive customization of the components added to the bike. This approach allows you to tailor elements like stem and crank length for your perfect fit. Additionally, we can mix and match components across builds to create the bike that suits your needs, such as enhancing your ride with a power meter and wheel upgrade, all while keeping your existing groupset. Although this approach might result in longer wait times for some components, the personalized, complete build tailored to your preferences is worth the wait.
Performance Beyond Expectations
At HTech Bikes, we redefine wooden bike frames. While any skilled woodworker can create a visually stunning wooden frame, we take it a step further. Our frames are performance machines, designed to rival high-end carbon bicycles. With features like asymmetrical chain stays and down tubes, our wooden frames offer strength, stiffness, and reduced weight. Riding an HTech bike frame is a unique experience—it’s as stiff as carbon yet compliant like steel, minimizing rough road vibrations.
Unparalleled Comfort
Nothing compares to the comfort of riding a wooden bike frame. The cellulose fibers in wood vibrate at different rates, significantly reducing road vibrations. Our timber frames resist twisting, ensuring a stiff bottom bracket and headtube while maintaining vertical compliance. You’ll feel the road without discomfort, and the front and rear wheels stay grounded for a safer ride.
Natural Beauty in Motion
A masterfully handcrafted wooden bike frame is like a thousand page bestseller. Wood’s natural beauty shines in our bikes. A moving, working piece of art on two wheels. Each frame is unique, reflecting the tree it came from. Some are lighter, others feature gum veins or fiddle-back patterns. No two HTech Bike frames are alike, they all have their special fingerprint.
Precision Engineering
Before a single piece of wood is cut, every HTech frame undergoes CAD design and rigorous testing. FEA and CFD testing ensure strength, safety, and optimal performance. Our commitment to excellence saves you every last watt while delivering an exceptional riding experience.
HRP (Hardwood Reinforced Plastic)
In 2023, after three years of intensive design and development, HTech Bikes introduced HRP (Hardwood Reinforced Plastic). While the name might sound familiar (CFRP—Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic), our HRP frames represent a ground-breaking fusion of wood and composite technology. By combining wood veneers with resin, we create a mouldable material that offers strength, stability, and improved performance. HRP frames push the boundaries of what wooden frames can achieve, all while using less wood compared to traditional machined wooden frames.
HRP in Detail
SCR (Selective Carbon Reinforcement)
Since 2017, HTech Bikes has harnessed SCR technology to enhance the strength-to-weight ratio of our wooden bicycle frames. SCR involves strategically adding carbon fiber parts and reinforcements within our frames. These selective reinforcements, positioned at varying angles, thicknesses, and weaves, strengthen our frames without compromising the comfortable ride wooden bikes are known for.
SCR in Detail
Advanced Aerodynamics
At HTech Bikes, we’ve meticulously designed the Aeriform frame for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. Recognizing that 70% of riding resistance comes from overcoming air resistance, we’ve taken a pioneering step by using CFD software. HTech Bikes is the first and currently the only wooden bicycle manufacturer to optimize aerodynamics in this way.
RHD (Reinforced Hardwood Dropouts)
Our commitment to strength and aesthetics extends to the dropouts on our Aeriform frames. RHD dropouts, a hallmark of HTech Bikes, combine a carbon fiber core for mounting the thru-axle and brake caliper. This core, sandwiched between the wood layers of the stays, creates a harmonious frame that’s multiple times stronger than bolted-on dropouts. The clean, flowing timber look enhances aerodynamics, proving that function and form can coexist seamlessly.
Handpicked Wood Selection
At HTech Bikes, we’re selective about our wood. You’ll never find a pine frame with our logo. Instead, we use local West Australian hardwoods, each chosen for its appearance and structural strength. From Jarrah’s rich colours and tight grain to Marri’s distinctive gum veins, our wooden frames celebrate the unique characteristics of each species. Whether it’s Blackbutt’s smooth compliance or Brown Mallet’s ultra-high strength-to-weight ratio, our commitment to quality shines through.