Re: Official Lance Armstrong Thread: Part 4 (Post-Settlement
How many bikes did LeMond have in his 86 victory and how do you prove that any bike is actually his bike from that race?
In general, I would have thought that supply of this stuff exceeds demand - yellow jerseys, team jumpers, bike frames, they're not unique.
I'm not sure you're quite grasping why LA's bikes sold for what they did. His name was the least of it. Hirst and Nara's names mattered far more.86TDFWinner said:I can't imagine what LeMonds bike from his first TDF win in 86 would be worth. Keep in mind, he's the first American to ever win the Tour, that's surely more important than anything Wonderboy has done.
How many bikes did LeMond have in his 86 victory and how do you prove that any bike is actually his bike from that race?
In general, I would have thought that supply of this stuff exceeds demand - yellow jerseys, team jumpers, bike frames, they're not unique.
Get a unique bike from a unique occasion and have no questions over provenance and you can ask more. But even throttling supply like that I still I think you are facing relatively low demand for this stuff.Saint Unix said:I'd imagine Obree's Old Faithful would fetch quite a decent amount of money. Arguably the most unique famous bike in all of cycling, and has a lot of historical significance.
That orange thing Merckx rode the hour record on is probably worth quite a lot.