{"id":45524,"date":"2026-05-11T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westcam-group.com\/news\/carbon-rethought-wood-carbon-road-bike\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:31:31","slug":"carbon-rethought-wood-carbon-road-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westcam-group.com\/en\/news\/carbon-rethought-wood-carbon-road-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon rethought: wood-carbon road bike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wood. But make it fast. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the best projects don’t start with a plan, but with a thought that shouldn’t really be one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea behind the wooden-carbon racing bike: What if a wooden racing bike could be faster than anything we know?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first it sounds like an idea that you will discard after the second coffee or at the latest when someone says “carbon”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is exactly where Woodberg’s story begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One diploma thesis. Two students. One goal. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Adrian and Vincenz, the two students at HTL Imst, had a pretty clear goal: not just to build a racing bike. They wanted to turn road bike construction on its head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n