43 Cycles

Milan


Alberto Crivellenti’s bespoke bicycle company produces the Rolls Royce of bicycles, using braze-welded steel; some have hand-sewn detailing in deerskin or alligator. Clients come here for a totally customised cycle and everything is handmade, down to the bronze and copper bells. Its plans for the future: to produce the first desirable electric bike, with a miniature engine developed by the Polytechnic of Milan.


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