Where do the toys go?
07-03-05, 06:15 PM
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Where do the toys go?
What happens to all the equipment the teams use at the end of the season? Do they use the bikes more than one season?
07-03-05, 06:16 PM
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They all get melted down and made into the fusilage of jet airplanes
07-03-05, 07:34 PM
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Im sure they wouldnt have a problem selling the best bikes in the world that have been riden by the best riders in the world.
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07-03-05, 08:03 PM
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Some of them go back to the bike factories where they were made. When I was in Italy, I saw a few older bikes from other tours hanging from racks at the DeRosa factory. I asked him where they came from, and he said from the team they made bikes for. I almost bought one, but I wanted my own new bike, so I decided against it.
Others are probably melted down, as previously speculated.
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Others are probably melted down, as previously speculated.
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07-03-05, 08:08 PM
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Some riders keep theirs, some are donated to charity auctions, some are sold by the riders on eBay.
07-04-05, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ZappCatt
some are sold by the riders on eBay.
07-04-05, 12:53 AM
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It all gets sold from the team's Service Course HQ at the end of the season. Usually in France, Belgium, Holland...somewhere central.
Rider's sometimes buy a bike if they are leaving the team.
Rider's sometimes buy a bike if they are leaving the team.
