THE HIPSTER

Where watches have Baselworld, and jewellery has the Biennale de Paris, now cycles have LikeBike Monte Carlo. From 3-5 April, this glamorous bike show will bring together the world’s most innovative cycles. From the latest e-bikes to hipster brands so underground they haven’t even heard of them in Dalston, they’ll all be under one large glass roof in Monaco. Among them will be the Coren: made of high tensile strength carbon fibre, it weighs less than 7kg. But it’s the avant-garde styling that really sets it apart. That, and the £19,918 price tag.

For more information, see likebikemc.com. For more on Coren, see cycleexif.com

THE LAZY BOY

There’s a reason the Stromer ST2 comes in stealth matt black – it’s hiding a secret. In fact, quite a few of them. First, it has an engine: a motor with 500W of power and 35Nm of torque which will help propel you to 28mph. It also has an integrated user-interface with real-time telemetrics, GSM mobile connectivity, GPS and Bluetooth, as well as the ability to communicate with your smartphone. From your Stromer App, you can fine-tune the bike’s performance settings and lock it courtesy of the onboard anti-theft protection technology. Beyond all the electronic wizardry, the tires have integrated puncture protection, and the carbon components ensure that it’s far lighter than most e-bikes, too.

£4,510; stromerbike.com

THE RACER

Road bikes don’t come much more desirable than those made by Time. The French manufacturer has always been at the forefront of carbon technology. It was the first bike brand to offer carbon-fibre custom frames – and the rest of the cycling world has been playing catch-up ever since. At LikeBike it’s exhibiting this, the Skylon AKTIV Plasma. Aside from everything you’d expect from a Tour-ready bike, it’s the ‘AKTIV’ part that’s the real hook, here. It refers to the tuned mass damper: a sandwich of spring blades and damper that absorbs and eradicates vibrations. What this means for you is reduced muscle fatigue and a more comfortable bike that doesn’t compromise on performance.

£9,510; time-sport.com

THE OFF-ROADER

If you can’t get enough of those viral YouTube clips of Red Bull Rampage daredevils hurtling down a mountain side and you think, ‘yes, that’s a bit of me’, then this bike is definitely for you, too. Rotwild specialises in serious cross country kit: hardcore machines that will leave you broken long before they are. This model has been designed alongside AMG, the high performance division of Mercedes-Benz. The full-suspension R.R2 FS is built with MMT2 carbon technology, making it super lightweight despite all the on-board hardware. The combination of wheelbase and steering angle gives the bike confident handling downhill, which helps save your energy for all the gnarly tricks you’re gonna pull, right?

£5,548; rotwild.de