Originally Posted by repechage

I was going to let that one go, Notorious might be a better description in some cases.

There are a number of sellers who have developed a decent reputation for accuracy of description and straightforward dealings. A few who others routinely find desirable bikes and have built a reputation on that.
And more than a few characters.

I would suggest Stefan of Speedbicycles.ch as pretty straightforward, my transactions with him have beed businesslike and honest. I think that he would not promote a claim as to a bike's history unless he could really prove that claim. I have noticed on his site he is quite conservative with any mention of who owned a bike, and proving if it was used in a race or races is really difficult and I don't recall reading anything of that sort.