Posted in Designer, Luxury on 27 August 2009
Riding bicycles at one time meant all about being prepared to fix your bike chains because they have the property of always kicking out from place. Fixing them can also take some time and leaves you with grease on your hands (which is a decidedly unbecoming look for a date).
Bike chains may soon become a thing of the past, what with belt drives trying hard to take their place. Although they’ve only been around for just a few years, belt drives have gained the respect and admiration of bikers since they are more durable and sustainable than bike chains over time. The District Carbon Bike from Trek uses the belt drive to advantage. Since the belt drive is not supposed to stretch and break over time, the bike is slightly more economical.
Posted in Luxury on 30 June 2009
Rasmus Gjesing has just designed a gold-zinc painted bicycle for men and hopes to provide options for those men who are tired of riding bicycles meant for the masses. Targeted at the elite Danes, The Killer bicycle comes with aluminium bars and is made of steel. It also has a Brooks leather seat and looks amazingly gorgeous with all the zinc plate and flashy gold appearance.
However, I am not the kind of guy who would like gold on my bicycle as that looks quite tacky and unsophisticated. Instead, I would rather buy something that does not look so garish. Nevertheless, if it is only the price tag which helps you get off, then you can get poorer by $4,300 and get yourself this golden hued bicycle and ride to a weird type of glory.
