that said, spyker, maker of rediculoid expensive (and extremely feminine) exotic cars out of holland, has introduced a bicycle. it costs 16,000 usd. made of titanium, carbon fiber and fiber glass (wtf?), its basically just a bicycle that had every part custom made for it. although, only 50 will be made, i suspect the profit margins are like 95% or so, seeing as none of that technology really costs that much.

the one random part, however, is what looks like a fixed or single speed rear hub. its actually a 14 gear INTERNAL rear; those gears must be so close ratio you cant even tell when you shift- hopefully theyve included a 2-gear hop in the shifter... else all youd be doing is shifting all the time...

also worthy of note, its interesting how the fixie aesthetic has worked itself back upstream, so much so that extreme high-end bicycles are looking to reach their inherent no-nonsense minimalism. to bad it costs as much as a car- evidently, they have some ways to go.

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