Luxury for the richest.
10th place: Brogue Bike – a collaboration of famous designers Nick Fitch, Nicholas James and Simon Harcourt. To create this environmentally friendly means of transport it took them eight weeks of painstaking manual labor.
In June 2012 in London was presented in a retro style Bicycle, saddle, wheel, frame, and wings which were wrapped in leather, the steering wheel is decorated with silver accents, encrusted with diamonds and chocolate color. Price stylish Brogue Bike – 38.8 thousand dollars.
9 th place: Aston Martin One-77 Superbike – work is highly respected British manufacturer Aston Martin, well-known for its supercars, one of which went famous superspy James bond. Superbike, which will be released in only 77 copies, with the latest data logging system, which can be found in racing cars of the last generation.
Its sporting character is evident in sensors that monitor speed, angle of descent, ascent, the ambient temperature, as well as biometric sensors, who cares about the condition of the cyclist, which collect information about heart rate, respiration, body temperature, etc. the Cost model is 39 000 dollars.
8th place: Montante Luxury Gold Collection women’s bike produced by Italian brand Montante, which today is very popular among fans of environmentally friendly transport.
Created exclusively for women’s bike carries a feminine luxury design with frame completely covered in 24-carat gold, the seat and steering wheel covered with leather, and the final touch that adds a special gloss, are 11 thousand Swarovski crystals. To buy a bike Montante Luxury Gold Collection is possible over 46 000.e.
7th place: 1890 Tiffany & Co. Bicycle – creation of the famous jewelry company Tiffany & Co., made back in 1890 when a two-wheeled transport was very popular among the aristocracy. It was created specifically for one of the most famous artists of the time, Lillian Russell.
The whole design antique 1890 Tiffany & Co. Bicycle decorated with silver panels with scalloped stamping, saddle wrapped in leather, and the handles are made of carved ivory. Women’s retro Bicycle again reminded of itself in 2008 when the company put it up for auction at Bonhams new York, where he was sold for a staggering $ 50,000.
6th place: Chrome Hearts x Cervelo Bike – bike, created in 2010 by the prestigious canadian company, Cervelo in tandem with the luxury brand Chrome Hearts.
The exclusiveness of this vehicle is precious metals, rhinestones and exquisite skin, which he decorated. Although standard serial Cervеlo P4 TT bike sells for around $ 6 thousand, its more luxurious sibling, produced in limited quantities, will cost the Cycling of 60 thousand U.S. dollars.
5th place: Trek Madone 5.9 SL-7 Diamonds road bike manufacturer Trek in 2005 as a more luxurious version of the model Madone 5.9. The work of velasquista lives up to its name, “seven of diamonds” because the bike was created in honor of the seventh victory of cyclist lance Armstrong on the Tour de France, and the logo models flaunt yellow diamonds in the one carat, made in the form of figures 7. In addition, the body of the bike covered with hundreds of colorless diamonds.
The manufacturer is issued in one copy of the bike originally put a price of 60 thousand dollars, but held in 2005, a charity auction, an anonymous buyer paid a 75 000 conventional units. All proceeds from the sale funds were donated to the charity Fund lance Armstrong – great athlete, who managed to beat cancer and return to Cycling.
4th place: Aurumania Crystal Edition Gold Bike the bike, released in 2009, the Swedish company Aurumania, one of the leading in the production of luxury bikes. Its exclusivity is due to the fact that the entire surface of the bike, including wheels, frame and spokes, plated with 24-carat yellow gold. Even more shiny two-wheeled transport gives inlaid with 600 Swarovski crystals. Like all models of this level the steering wheel and seat upholstered in genuine leather.
Limited edition was released only ten copies, each of which is given a 10-year warranty. In addition, the buyer will deliver the bike to anywhere in the world, and in addition to it can sell a special stand, made in a similar style. The cost of the Aurumania Crystal Edition Gold Bike is around 101 000.
3rd place: Trek Madone by KAWS – bike, the hallmark of which were depicted around the body and both wheels white teeth. The author of the unusual design, a well – known new York artist Brian Donnelley.
He created this masterpiece to celebrate the participation of lance Armstrong to race Milan–San Remo, which took place in 2009. Bike by KAWS Trek Madone was sold at Sotheby’s for a record 160 000 dollars.
2nd place: Trek Yoshitomo Nara Speed Concept racing bike from a reputable manufacturer Trek and Japanese artist Nara, Ishimoto. It should be noted that there are no precious materials. Made of carbon fiber yellow Bicycle has an original design: it is decorated with images of the heroes of Japanese cartoons-anime, including aliens and superheroes with Boxing gloves on his hands. For this striking two-wheeled vehicle at auction, Sotheby’s gave a whopping sum of 200 thousand us dollars.
1st place: Butterfly Trek Madone is the most expensive bike in the world, created by renowned British artist Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst). The decor racing Bicycle was used by more than 100 of these butterflies, which are hand-raised author of the idea. Their wings Hirst adorned frame and rims of Bicycle wheels.
The design though looks very bright and beautiful, but caused a lot of negativity on the part of animal rights. This creation was created in honour of Cycling legend, lance Armstrong, especially for his participation in the Tour de France in 2009. The original announced price, which planned to sell the Butterfly Trek Madone at Sotheby’s auction was $ 1.3 million, however, the maximum bid price has stopped on a mark of 500 thousand dollars, which is also very solid bikes. All proceeds were donated to the charitable purposes of the Foundation of lance Armstrong.
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