“Objects of luxury, there is the set of wheels of gold put on the market by Spengle, last February.
Surely if king Midas had lived in this period, we would have seen run around in the riding a bike as a gold, but who is willing to make an investment, and is a lover of the genre, well these rims are worth your attention.
The swiss company, founded in the years ’80, has had the brilliant idea of covering his iconic wheel-spoke carbon monocoque, with the gold leaf to 24 carats; the result is a true work of kinetic art.
The manufacturer is very look at the design of its products and has thought to raise the bar of creativity by giving a precious touch and unique look, the result is not only successful in business, but has written a new page in the book of world records for sports-related.
The bike has travelled a lot from the drawings that the genius of Leonardo (see codex Atlanticus, 1490), to putting on the royal road, in 1817, by the hand of the German baron Karl von Dries with its draisina.
“The bicycle wheel, ” explains Pius Brauchart, CEO Spengle – represents a visual canvas only: the kinetic art in its purest form. Art and sport are both points of deep passion and with Spengle Gold we have seen the opportunity to merge together these two worlds. There is something very interesting in the mix the traditional art of gold leaf laid by hand, with the science of the state of the art materials, and brought to a wheel, visually stunning”.
This project began last June and is a tribute to the world of cycling, in particular the Spengle has scheduled various events in the field, where you can get to know the luxurios wheel, around Europe.
Not only that, the precious wheels are exposed at the major european shows of the category, the first on the list is the Kolektif Berlin. The price? We are at an altitude of 10 thousand euro…
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