Budnitz makes some of the best city bicycles available. The bikes utilize an exclusive titanium and cro-moly steel which makes them extremely light, and durable. The majority of components on Budnitz bikes are handmade by Budnitz. Their latest bike the Budnitz Bicycles FTB Limited Edition ($7000) features 3.8 inch tires, carbon belt drive, a 14-speed Rohloff Speedhub, and of course their handmade FTB twin-tube cantilever titanium frame that weighs less than 4 pounds. The fat tires of the FTB allow it to go almost anywhere; down flights of stairs, through potholes, dirt, mud, snow, you name it. If you want the ultimate city bike this is probably it.
The Balmain Boat Company is an Australian based company that creates flat-packed, DIY rowboats and sailboats. The Sailboat Kit by Balmain Boat Company ($2590) enables anyone anywhere to build a boat. The kit comes with step-by-step instructions, and basically everything else you need to build your boat. It only takes about 30 hours to build […]