When dropping $70,000 on a bicycle you’d think it would come with a frame made of gold or perhaps diamonds on the handlebars. The Thonet concept bicycle has no such as features and it is made of wood not gold. But the bicycle, which was designed by London architect Andy Martin, utilized steam-bent technology that has been used for a century and a half by the Thonet Chair Company.
Even in the days of space age materials such as carbon fiber and titanium it shows that old technology and natural materials can still make a very cutting edge bicycle.