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.

The stylish bike is Trek’s third bike with a belt drive after the District and Soho which came out last year. This bike features an OCLV Carbon Fibre frame for a more lightweight design; plus, it looks really stylish. Then again, $3,360 seems like a helluva lot to pay for a bike, even one as cool as this.

Via: GizModo

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.

The cycle also does not have brakes and you better should know how to ride bicycles properly before buying this golden cycle. I would certainly not go for a cycle so expensive, nor would I like to ride on a bicycle that is golden and flashy. If you are dandy and vain enough to do so, you can as well buy it.

Via: Bike Rumour