| g a Ferrari around town doesn’t just have | | | | – upright, exposed to the elements, and on |
| to involve driving a car on four wheels. The | | | | wheels. |
| producers of beautiful technology and amazing | | | | If you know a whole lot about bicycles, however, |
| cars have spread their wings to encompass a | | | | then suddenly his sleek matt black racing bike will |
| number of different areas of industry – | | | | look a whole lot more impressive than just a |
| meaning that you are now able to buy a Ferrari | | | | crudely put “two wheel vehicle”. |
| bike, perfect for those journeys where the Enzo | | | | Instead, you will no doubt look at this pricey piece |
| just won’t do. You could buy a Ferrari | | | | of kit and recognise the lightweight (it clocks in at |
| laptop too, of course – but for the | | | | a tiny 6kg, barely anything compared to most |
| purposes of transport a bicycle is really the only | | | | bikes!) carbon fibre frame, and the advantages |
| alternative that you have. | | | | this will give you when zipping you way around a |
| So, what is the Ferrari bicycle like? Well, at 12,500 | | | | track. You will probably also be impressed by the |
| Euros it is an expensive piece of kit, and you | | | | Formula 1 technological innovations, which are used |
| could actually realistically pick u a used Ferrari car | | | | mainly to ensure that the frame has unbeatable |
| for a lot less. This high price suggests that this | | | | strength and durability for any sharp falls that you |
| bike is about all the things that the automotive | | | | may be unlucky enough to endure. Even the |
| side of the business is about – namely | | | | gears and chain are carefully adapted to keep |
| making money, being luxurious, and being | | | | them tight and accurate, so that they are hard to |
| perceived as a lot more special than all the | | | | dislodged and thus hard to break. |
| competitors on the market. That is why they can | | | | Finally, the wheels make the last little bit of |
| get away with charging such absurdly high prices | | | | difference, and the performance when riding will |
| – because even if they were the same | | | | be noticed by even the most novice cyclist. They |
| quality at a bargain basement price they | | | | are Racing Speed XLR wheels, you see, hard to |
| wouldn’t be anywhere near as popular or | | | | handle if you don’t know what you are |
| special. | | | | doing, but indispensable once you know the ropes. |
| For the money, I have to say that you | | | | Feeling these churning beneath you is to know |
| don’t really get anything all that | | | | that not only do you have great speed, but the |
| remarkable. You have the obligatory two wheels, | | | | tread and balance offered by them live up to the |
| an area of the whole bicycle thing that even | | | | miles per hour you can notch up, making you less |
| Ferrari couldn’t avoid! To a bicycle novice, | | | | likely to come off the bike. |
| the impressively named Colagno for Ferrari Di2 | | | | All in all, Ferrari have produced one hell of a bike |
| bike simply looks like the same sort of thing | | | | here! |
| anyone could ride to work or to the gym | | | | |