Bikes So Beautiful You Have to Wait Months to Get One

Cycling is booming in London and other cities worldwide. So a new generation of bespoke framebuilders is emerging to serve the most demanding riders willing to spend the money - and time - to get the best. They don't come cheap, with prices for a frame alone starting around £1,200 ($1,800), and most builders have a wait list of six months or more. So that's plenty of time to make the hardest decision: from the infinite possibilities, how to have it painted. Photographs by Miles Willis for Bloomberg