Ride Your Nature
The link between who you are, where you ride, and what you ride on.
Cycling is an expression of yourself, shaped by terrain and natural materials.
What We Stand For
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Wood-Composite
Proven for decades in alpine ski racing, this composite brings together strength and flex in a way few materials can match: Light. Stable. Shock-absorbing.
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Unique Design
Good design is more than aesthetics. It starts with a unique material and ends in design bikes that win international awards.
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Teamspirit
Together, we create more than just bikes: experiences and adventures that connect – with nature, with the moment, with ourselves.
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Not just wood
Inspired by the composite technology of alpine ski racing, our wood-composite frames merge stability and shock absorption into one distinctive riding feel.
It absorbs vibrations naturally - for a noticeably calmer, more comfortable ride on any terrain. Light, robust, and built to withstand any weather.
That's Ride Your Nature.
Why Wood-Composite?
High-Tech Wood
We combine cutting-edge engineering with deep material expertise in wood composite. The result: distinctive design, outstanding performance.
Our Hollow-Tech construction makes every frame remarkably light and incredibly stable.
Design Philosophy
Thoughtful design. Pure riding pleasure.
A perfect symbiosis of material, function, and style. The result: a bike that looks like a design object and rides without limits – for effortless fun and guaranteed conversation starters on every ride.
The birth of esel Bikes
At 1.95 m tall, our founder Christoph couldn't find a bike that was biomechanically perfect for his height. As an architect with a sharp eye for geometry, materials, and design, he built his own bike out of wood.
The ride feel and design were so convincing that, before long, a company was born.
This was the birth of esel Bikes.