Trust Wallpaper magazine to make a folding bike not just useful but desirable. And expensive. The brakeless fixed gear (natch) bike combines a steel frame by Kinfolk (a Japanese frame-builder) and Coat (a paint-shop in Portland) and comes with S and S couplings which allow the frame to be broken in two but add almost nothing to the weight, while keep the ride good and stiff.
You’ll probably guess the rest. The saddle is a specially made racing seat from Brooks, and the bike, when broken down for travel, can fit into a bag handmade by one Nivaldo de Lima. Wallpaper is actually selling the thing, in a limited edition of just two (and they have different paint-jobs). How much? £2,450 ($3,800) for the 54cm and £3,000 ($4,670) for the 58cm. The bag will be another £2,500 ($3,890). And remember, people: this is a fixed-gear bike, with no brakes.
Wallpaper* limited edition bikes for sale [Wallpaper]
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