As part of a collaboration between Genesis bikes, paint studio Fat Creations and Blythe himself, the trio have designed a beautiful 24 carat gold frame complete with a head tube, designed by Olympic medallist turned carbon supremo Rob Hayles, ready to thread the bike's cables through.
The rest of the frame appears to be the Genesis Zero Disc carbon bike that the British brand no longer sells.
To some, a flashy gold bike may seem like bad taste, although not if you’re an Olympic gold medal winner or former Lotto-Soudal pro, apparently.
Bylthe unveiled his new wheels on Instagram with the message: “This bike… completely beyond what I could of [sic] imagined it to look like!!!!”
Blythe isn't the first rider to have a gold coloured bike, though it may well be the first to be done in gold leaf.
We look at three other fancy bikes being ridden by Olympic and world champions in the past few years. Featuring rainbow bands, gold flashes and inspiring mottos.
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The gold-ish Dogma that the prestigious brand created was rather special indeed.
It’s common practice in cycling that when a rider lands a big accolade, sponsors will look to cash in on the golden opportunity and present their rider with various other gold or rainbow inspired livery.
At this year’s Vuelta a España in which the Ecuadorean won two stages, Carapaz was pictured with another Dogma with the Pinarello logo in gold as well as a Kask helmet complete with gold flashes.
GREG VAN AVERMAET’S GOLD BMC TEAMMACHINE
Van Avermaet on a gold BMC machine not long after winning his Olympic medal
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Belgian Greg Van Avermaet was lucky enough to ride the golden wave of Olympic success for several years.
His BMC Teammachine SLR01 was complete with a stylish strip of gold on the handlebars and top tube paying homage to his success on the streets of Brazil.
During his stint with the now defunct CCC Team, Van Avermaet wore a gold helmet complete with his team 's orange kit… Stylish indeed.
TOM PIDCOCK’S RAINBOW INSPIRED PINARELLO CROSSISTA F
After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.
