Wooden e‑bike commuter prototype
A Daytona Beach engineering student built a working wooden e‑bike to solve daily commuting problems — the demo got wide social traction (100 likes, ~11k views) and shows grassroots innovation for outdoor urban mobility (x.com).
The builder has been identified as Reed Curry, an engineering student at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. (axleaddict.com) The clip was filmed by William Langston and is dated July 14, 2025 in the licensing description attached to the ViralHog upload. (youtube.com) Curry says he handcrafted the bike — which he calls the “Wooden Horse” — using cedar 2x4s and oak plus off‑the‑shelf components he bought from a local Home Depot, and he has ridden it as his daily commute for more than a year. (becauseofthemwecan.com) Multiple reports and the viral video’s captions list a 2,000‑watt motor, hydraulic brakes and a claimed top speed of roughly 35 mph for the homemade rig. (newsbreak.com) The person who filmed the clip set up a GoFundMe to help Curry buy a truck for transportation; outlets reported the fundraiser approached an $8,000 goal before the campaign was later taken down or closed. (uk.news.yahoo.com) Local television picked up the story and ran a segment on July 24, 2025 that referred to Curry and his project by the nickname “The Wooden Horse.” (fox35orlando.com)
