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    Posted: 20 Oct 12 at 9:06am
That Coren is a stunning looking thing.  To me a millionaires pub bike!  Bloody awesome.

Check this out:

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Originally posted by alstorer

 
Go to their website for some utter toss spouted about the design and manufacturing philosophy
 
That bent top tube design is especially idiotic- after all, that'll add weight compared to a straight tube.

Yes but its an extremely sexy piece of kit! 

I do prefer a more classic bike though. My current commuter is a retro steel fixey. The older and more classic the better in my opinion.
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google alex moulton and see what a great designer he has been for the last 60 odd years.

he has been a major innovator ( and eccentric ) in the bike and car industry.
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If that's a bit cheap for you, there's this piece of industrial-design-w4nk at a mere $33,000.
 
Go to their website for some utter toss spouted about the design and manufacturing philosophy
 
That bent top tube design is especially idiotic- after all, that'll add weight compared to a straight tube.


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Originally posted by AlexM

I bet i'll never see one of those up here!

you might at Piccadilly just before the 13:22 arrives from Lime Street.  
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Yes just looked it up............... (I know nothing on bikes apart from Halfords)
http://www.fudgescyclestore.com/index.php?p=174114

I bet i'll never see one of those up here!
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a quick google reveals that it's a designer brand (highly fashionable in Asian markets) and that the lucky bidder will be able to export for around a £20k return to Japanese clients who want to get ahead of the 14 month waiting list at the Moulton factory.

Sounds like a good deal, but I don't know enough about the target destination market to take the punt.

Besides if enough folks find out that it's cool and get them, it's no longer cool right?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote AlexM Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Oct 12 at 12:43pm
Not a chance!
That looks like something that's been made in a garden shed with bits from the scrappy (By me! who can't build anything).

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I don't either, it is advertised elsewhere at £16500, I wondered if it was some sort of viral publicity stunt, or an auction spoil attempt on a stolen bike.
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£15k new apparently... bargain?
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