Forget the credit crunch, the world’s most expensive bike is now available
The world's most expensive bike (Aurumania)
Scandinavian design company Aurumania have launched a limited edition run of 10 of the world’s most expensive bike.
At €80,000, (that’s just over £60,000 or USD118,000) each bike is hand-built and gold-plated with 24-carat gold, then decked out with over 600 Swarovski crystals.
Hand-sewn leather grips and a Brooks leather saddle provide finishing touches to the bike, with each limited edition number embossed with gold leaf and set into a leather badge onto the bike’s headtube.
The company has also created a 24-carat gold wall holder for the bike, to be displayed as a work of art. We assume 10 of these will be made too…
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cock_sportif
Posted Tue 23 Sep, 4:18 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
For that price, I'd expect some brakes!
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bikelegs
Posted Tue 23 Sep, 5:36 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Somebody has too much money and too much time on their hands.
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champs
Posted Tue 23 Sep, 6:54 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
This is gonna be one heckuva blow to the Pistadex.
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Kushtrim
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 1:28 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
I wonder how much it weighs??
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ccal
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 10:49 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
Fixie or single speed?
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iainmoss
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 12:51 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
@ ccal- its a fixie, according to the Aurumania website.
I think its a shame they didn't plate the chain.
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tarquin_foxglove
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 12:56 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
On the 5th picture, the crystals spell "Aurumania" in braille.
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IanMunro
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 1:58 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
And a saddle set at the right angle!
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mootsman
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 3:32 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Bling! Bling!
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aarw
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 4:41 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
strange choice of tyres for thos worlds most expensive....
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Donut
Posted Wed 24 Sep, 8:53 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
No brakes cause it's a fixie!!
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Shiny Flu
Posted Thu 25 Sep, 8:43 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
If someone gifted me this bike, I'd send it straight to the jewelers and the smelters. Absolutely ugly piece of crap. It's an exercise in taking something beautiful - a bicycle - and raping it with wasteful excess and wank-ness.
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symo
Posted Fri 3 Oct, 7:43 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Ah, finally a bike for those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Unfortunately they have all just lost their jobs.
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jayson
Posted Fri 5 Dec, 1:53 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
You'd think that for £60k they would build a good looking bike.
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