This article first appeared on Bikeradar
Bicycle manufacturers grouping together with car and motorcycle manufacturers to produce limited runs of exclusive and expensive bikes is nothing new, but it’s something that was particularly prominent at Eurobike this year. The problem is that most of these collaborations turn out to be rather disappointing.
Be it bikes designed specifically to be accessories for multi-million pound supercars or just reputable names being licensed on less than inspiring bicycles, we’ve got five for you to ponder below.
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PG Bugatti bike
Bugatti’s brief was clear: produce a bike that could be sold as an accessory for those purchasing its £2.5m Chiron hypercar. The result is what Bugatti claims is the lightest flat handlebar hybrid out there — with builds coming in as low as 4.9kg.
To achieve this weight German bike builder PG sourced some of the world’s lightest components from the likes of Tune, THM and Lightweight, and stuck with a belt-driven fixed gear drivetrain.
This was never going to be a bike that most would consider affordable, but the $39,000 starting price should ensure that figures never get close to the intended production run of 667 bicycles. For more information on this bike head over to our first look article.
Bianchi Scuderia Ferrari 01
Diavelo Maserati MC Race e-bike
Kawasaki’s e-MTB
Ducati e-MTBs
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