Living and working in the city has afforded me the option to use sustainable transportation. As we know, bicycle transport alleviates congestion in the city, provides a great workout, helps the environment, and—as these five beautifully designed bicycles show— can also be pretty stylish.
Shown above the jump, from left to right:
1. Velorbis Student Balloon ($1,295): this vintage style bicycle harkens back to simpler times.
2. James Perse Cruiser (price unavailable): James Perse departs from clothing designing to bring us this gorgeous, sleek, all-black, cruiser.
3. Fast Boys Bicycles (tarting at $2,200): this custom shop builds frames to your specification, and quite prettily.
4. Renovo R4 Pursuit ($2,650): the luxury of the bicycle world: a wooden frame with high quality supports.
5. IF Mode Folding Bike ($2,199): looking for a compact, easy to maneuver bicycle? Look no further than than the IF Mode. It features easy fold up capabilities while maintaining a beautiful frame.
Thanks, Mary!
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Comments (9)
City bikes for over a grand? Are you kidding me? Nobody should spend that much on a bike that you plan on using around town--it'll get stolen. This whole post is absurd.
There is nothing wrong with getting a bike you like for city riding. You can get a personal articles policy on your renters insurance at a very reasonable rate (I pay $40 a year.) You can also buy locks that will reimburse you for the bike if it is stolen while locked. All NYC offices also must allow indoor parking of bikes for their employees.
Thanks for some pretty bikes!
those are super gorgeous but way out of my price range.
I wish all the bloggers writing about bikes would stop posting that James Perse Cruiser, that thing is just a painted Felt cruiser, there's no "designing" going into that, unless you also count spray painting my skateboard in high school as being a skateboard designer.
Felt cruisers start around $400, got my MP for $600 and I love it.
http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/ONE-SPEED.aspx
(I don't work for them)
If you live around a university or a college you could probably get some nice well made vintage bikes for super cheap. I got one for 60 bucks and all it needed was air in the tires.
These bikes are works of art..especially the last two. I love the wooden frame on the fourth one. They're nice to look at for me...couldn't afford those prices! I'd like to buy a midsized folding bike...the convenience of folding and carrying is a smart idea. They seem to span all price ranges.
I like the way this post is written, but will agree that the pricing of these products make the post pretty much useless to most of AT readers. Where's the practicality??
I recently bought a Dahon Mu P8, a folding bike. It is wonderful and way more affordable. At around $700, it's a great "performance" folding bike--not entry level, but not top of the line, either. I ride it for short rides to work & to run errands, and I can bring it almost anywhere with me (on the train, into stores, into some restaurants). I haven't had a need to lock it up yet. It rides great, with 8 speeds, and I intend to ride a half-century on it at the end of September. I always get questions about it as well as compliments--people seem to be really interested in folding bikes!
How about Bamboseroo? They're pricy as well, but for a good cause: the bikes are built in Africa and the money you spend goes towards helping locals afford these super-strong, super-light bikes: http://www.bamboosero.com/