Elite Traveler March-April 2015

DISCOVER

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Object of desire

Hermès bike

Playfully named Le Flâneur (literal translation: stroller), the Hermès stable of haute bikes comprises just two styles – an everyday city bike and a streamlined racer, each epitomizing the maison’s lightweight, carbon fiber monobloc frame, while the saddle, bullhorn-style handlebars and carry handle have eschewed the house’s signature bullcalf leather for matte black crocodile. Designed to be as easy on the road as it is on the eye, this modish transport also features hydraulic disc brakes, a Shimano Alfine 11-speed internal gear hub, belt-driven transmission knack for timelessly understated elegance. Le Flâneur Sportif d’Hermès racer has a

and removable lights. $12,500; hermes.com

Words: Henry Farrar-Hockley