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Now, a bicycle in 24K gold!

A bicycle in 24K gold!

If Ferrari, BMW,  Rolls Royce and Lamborghini can have a golden version  why can't the common man's bicycle have a bling edition? A single glance and your mind would be set on this luxury symbol  displayed in Goldgenie shop at the newly opened Mall in Sharjah. 
 

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The 24K  bike comes at a price of 13 lakh dirhams (around Rs. 2 crores)! The makers say it took 15 months intricate workmanship to gold-plate it. 
"It takes 15 months to produce each bike," says Frank Fernando, shop owner." It's a long painstaking process, a slow process because each component needs to be dismantled (for gold-plating)." 

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It's a long painstaking process, a slow process because each component needs to be dismantled (for gold-plating). Frank Fernando, shop owner


The bicycle is not the only piece of luxury in the shop. Gold plated and precious stone embellished everyday items like paper punching machine, pencil sharpener, micro phones, tennis racket are also available here. 
 

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Gold plated iMac comes at a price of 52,400 dirhams, an iPad mini would cost you 7, 600 dirhams and diamond encrusted iPhone 6 Rockstar limited edition comes at a whopping price of 1,97, 400 dirhams.  

 

 

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