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Y es, this is ‘Simply Cars’ and we’re showing you a bicycle. But there’s a good reason – it’s not just any bicycle. The renowned luxury sports car maker Aston Martin has partnered with British titanium bicycle leader J.Laverack to create a road bicycle without equal – the J.Laverack Aston Martin .1R. As you would expect from the pairing of two high-performance design companies, the .1R is the most bespoke, most advanced and most engineered bicycle ever created featuring a number of world firsts. And we do mean bespoke – no two are alike. Synergising the shared values of these two exception- al brands, Aston Martin and J.Laverack have applied truly innovative design and engineering processes to produce a fully integrated ‘visually boltless’ design that possesses an aesthetic purity and obsession to detail beyond compare. Make no mistake, this is not a bicycle simply to be gazed at - it has been purposeful- ly designed with performance and riding experience at the core. To that end, the J.Laverack Aston Martin .1R uses a flawless fusion of parametrically designed, 3D printed titanium lugs and sculpted carbon fibre tubes. This ensures a frame that not only delivers an exceptional blend of response and comfort, but also sets new standards of elegance and beauty on two wheels, featuring faultless clean lines, where you would normally expect to find fixings at the stem or seat post. The smooth unions of the lugs and tubes are truly innovative and the herringboned weave of the carbon fibre on display is immaculate, despite the intricacy involved in manufacturing. The integrated four-piston brake callipers are clean sheet design and required the development of bespoke testing equip- ment. As a result, there is not a single exposed cable or hose visible on the whole bicycle. Oliver Laverack, Co-founder of J.Laverack Bicycles, said: “Working with the team at Aston Martin has unlocked new ideas and innovations, the application of which has created a bicycle more advanced than Simply Abu Dhabi | 161