“Republic Bike assembles custom bicycles based on shared design.  We offer component and color selection curated for quality, value and aesthetics.  Pick, choose, swap and decide and we’ll build it, box it, and ship it out. Built by us and you.”

For $399, Republic Bike will build you a sweet one-of-a-kind ride based on your color selections as a singlespeed or fixie.  Think of them as the Dell Computers (circa late 1980s) of fixie bikes.  We here at freshestgear.com always advise protecting your dome, so wear a helmet dummy.  Shipping is $34 per bike from Florida.

www.republicbike.com

The Ducati Monster is the definition of a street fighter.  It has rugged good looks and do anything performance.  Plus now there are 13 colors to choose from.  Originally I was disappointed with Nicky Hayden for leaving Team Honda, but Ducati’s are art-in-motion and I can’t blame him.  My favorite for the Monster 696 is still the pearl white.

www.monster.ducati.com

The Rabbit has been axed and the beloved Golf is back!  The 2010 VW Golf will come in the base model, TDI, and performance oriented GTI.  After the success of the Jetta TDI, the Golf TDI is guaranteed to be another top seller for VW with the 29 city/40 highway mpg rating.  In our opinion it’s also the best looking model in recent years and no longer has the brake lights that look like nipples.  The new Golf should arrive in showrooms late October, starting at $21,990 for the TDI.

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“No doors, no roof, no compromise!”

Update (08/27/2009): For one day only on September 14, 2009 the price of an Ariel Atom 3 will be $59,500! PLUS receive a 10% discount on any chosen options!!  The Anniversary Package is only available for new orders placed on September 14 with a confirmed initial 25% deposit due within 5 business days of the order.

Hand-built in America by TMI AutoTech Inc. in Virgina, the Ariel Atom is the closest you’ll ever get to a superbike on four wheels.  This amazing vehicle is powered by the ultra reliable and tunable K20 Honda engine (JDM Type-R) to propel the 1,400 lb curb weight.  Wildwood race specification brakes provide the stopping power.  This is a very very serious track car that can achieve 0-60 sub 3 seconds, and 0-100-0 in under 11 seconds, while still being street legal.  Weekend warriors now have a new toy, weather permitting of course.  Base price $65,000.

www.arielatom.com

Only 70 of these Mini Rally Edition Clubman S will be available in the USA, meaning each Mini dealer will only receive one.  The Rally Edition will feature Midnight Black exterior paint (silver racing stripes), Piano Black interior, 17″ black wheels, and roof rack.  The distinct one-of-a-kind items are the “Rally Green” side mirror caps and white turn indicators.  MSRP is $32,999, but plan to pay a mark-up plus you’ll want to add the JCW package option.  Arrival date is rumored to be October 2009.

www.mini.com