While a bicycle may not be top of the agenda at such a young age, for a child to learn to ride ... with the frame and wheels made from birch wood, and the seat and handlebars crafted from cork.

"They ask, 'Is that really wood?' Some people think that it's ... a dedicated bicyclist since he learned to ride a two-wheeler at age 7, built bicycle frames out of steel until 2010, when a ...