As a car lover, I regard the bicycle the same way a steak eater may regard tofu: I�m okay with it if that�s your thing, just keep it the heck away from me. However, sculptor and bespoke builder Josh Hadar may change my attitude to bicycles. You see, his bikes aren�t the sort of things ridden by tight buttocked men in spandex suits: these are works of art, pure and simple.
Hadar builds all of his bikes to order from his Manhattan studio and individually tailors them to the buyer�s body. Sort of like an Armani suit, except made of steel. Each bike purportedly costs between US$12,000 and US$35,000 and can take up to three months to make.
I think the one pictured above is my favorite. It�s called Eric�s Teardrop and it's nickel clad rolled steel with hand-spun aluminium wheels. Oh and that glass bit in the middle? That�s the fuel tank for the 80cc engine, and is made by hand, just like everything else.
You think Josh would make me a wireframe Bugatti Veyron?
By Tristan Hankins
Link: Hadarmetaldesign
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