Designer Bikes Become Showcase for Social Status
AFP
Culture • November 2014 • Views: 723
Bicycles are cool once more - on one hand I’m philosophically against a trend that prices bikes out of the common person’s reach, on the other I’m all for the engineering, design, and artistry the new cycles present.
Designer bikes are becoming a showcase for social status in cities across the world. Fashion conscious-cyclists in Paris and Tokyo are spending thousands on their bikes — personalised with leather saddle bags and hand painted bells. Duration: 01:58