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The Extans Akhal Shine is a luxury bicycle handmade in England, one of ninety-nine limited edition units clad in bright chrome plating and silver-sand white. Design house Extans built it as a rideable sculpture, poised between kinetic art and precision engineering.
The Concept
The Akhal Shine takes its name from the Akhal-Teke horse, one of the rarest purebred breeds in the world, celebrated for endurance, intelligence and a distinctive metallic sheen. That shimmering Cremello coat inspired the silver-sand white and bright chrome finish of the Shine edition, while the darker Shadow edition mirrors the volcano black coat of the same lineage. The Akhal has been shaped with energy, harmony and balance, poised with elegance and driven by a design language of movement and finesse.
The Build
The frame is a monocoque carbon structure paired with a CNC machined head, dropouts and seat clamp cut from a single solid aluminum billet. The fork, seat post and handlebars with integrated stem are also full carbon, keeping the total weight down to 9.5 kg. Extans offers bespoke customization on every unit, letting the rider co-create a one-off piece that expresses their individuality. Drivetrain duties fall to a Gates Carbon Drive CDX single speed belt, with Shimano Dura-Ace brakes at both ends and a Mavic Ellipse wheelset shod in Pirelli P Zero rubber.
Specifications
- Builder: Extans Design (England)
- Edition: Shine, 99 units made to order
- Frame: Monocoque carbon, CNC machined aluminum head, dropouts and seat clamp
- Fork: Full carbon
- Seat post: Full carbon
- Handlebars: Full carbon with integrated stem
- Bottom bracket: BSA 68 mm
- Headset: FSA integrated 1-1/8
- Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9100
- Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9100 direct mount
- Brake levers: Paul Components
- Wheelset: Mavic Ellipse
- Tires: Pirelli P Zero 28-622
- Saddle: Fabric Scoop Pro
- Pedals: Moto Reflex flat
- Crankset: Shimano Alfine
- Transmission: Gates Carbon Drive CDX, single speed 55/22
- Color: Silversand white with bright chrome plating
- Weight: 9.5 kg
- Size: One frame size for riders 170 to 195 cm, seat post and stem cut to length
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