The stylish Italian bike manufacturer Montante has thrown its weight into the gold-plating business, producing this, a classic ladies-about-town bike, finished with the now-ubiquitous 24k gold plating and 11,000 Swarovski crystals.

With a pedigree for making elegant and expensive bikes, this Montante comes with some chic accessories as well; a saddle, bike pump and chain covered in python skin, and the mudguards are made from stem-bent birch covered with elm lacquered leaves. What else would you expect for $46,000?

 PRICE: $46,000

Stockist: Montante