Originally Posted by
kergin
Did you spot that article on people snagging smoked bikes from Dukes? I'm kind of perplexed that manufacturers haven't prevented Duke's from selling those bikes. Seems like a bit of a liability to me to ride a bike that was fire-damaged. YMMV?
Other than that one Cervelo in the article, I suspect most of the others will be nostalgia pieces. Don't forget that CF is cured at temperatures approaching those they would have seen in that room. As they said, most of the bikes still had tags attached, indicating the temperatures they were exposed to was relatively low. I wonder if the trend of 'relicing ' guitars to make them look like they have been played for years is going to be seen in bikes now. My wife ixnayed me relicing her new Mercedes.