Highest price paid for a vintage road bike??
10-31-10, 09:29 PM
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Highest price paid for a vintage road bike??
Just wondering on this halloween night, if anyone out there knows what is (or about) the highest price paid for a vintage road bike-and , of course, what was the road bike. Im guessing it would probably be an old Coppi Bianchi that he road in one of the great races back in the day? I would also guess that highest price ever paid would be around 30k.
10-31-10, 09:43 PM
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However much it was - I would guess that it was ridiculously low as-compared to other vintage collectibles.
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Off the top of my head...
Last year there was an auction for LiveStrong that had customized modern Treks. The Butterfly sold for half a million which I believe is the most ever spent on a single bicycle. Most of the others went for $100k-$200k.
The most expensive new bike I know of is the Aurumania’s Gold Bike Crystal edition which is a basically unridable gold and Swarovski crystal-covered road bike that costs a bit over $100k.
When the Schwinn collection was auctioned off in '98 the highest bid was for an 1869 Dexter at $24k and change. I think this is still the most expensive "vintage" bike, although I'm sure there are some higher priced ones with racing heritage.
The Dexter record was almost broken a while back when a 1898 Record Lamplighter's bike sold for $24k even at a Sotheby's auction. It looks like a modern tallbike, allowing the rider to light streetlamps while seated.
Last year there was an auction for LiveStrong that had customized modern Treks. The Butterfly sold for half a million which I believe is the most ever spent on a single bicycle. Most of the others went for $100k-$200k.
The most expensive new bike I know of is the Aurumania’s Gold Bike Crystal edition which is a basically unridable gold and Swarovski crystal-covered road bike that costs a bit over $100k.
When the Schwinn collection was auctioned off in '98 the highest bid was for an 1869 Dexter at $24k and change. I think this is still the most expensive "vintage" bike, although I'm sure there are some higher priced ones with racing heritage.
The Dexter record was almost broken a while back when a 1898 Record Lamplighter's bike sold for $24k even at a Sotheby's auction. It looks like a modern tallbike, allowing the rider to light streetlamps while seated.
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So the highest price for a VINTAGE BIKE was 24k, while the most expensive vintage guitar that I know of went for 375k (a 1949 Fender Broadcaster)
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Well, the most I ever spent was about $2,200. for a 60th Anniversary Hetchins frame. I'm usually in the couple hundred dollar range, and build em up from parts.
11-01-10, 08:23 AM
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My personal limit for any single bike is no more that what a new entry level road bike sells for at the local LBS. I have yet to have come close to that mark. The most I have paid is about 1/2 of that mark.
Of course, this limits me from having some really top end vintage bike, but you can find pretty nice stuff within this limit.
+1 I do not include parts I use to upgrade the bike in my limit. But I tend to have enough donor parts on hand, that the out of pocket upgrade cost is reasonable.
Of course, this limits me from having some really top end vintage bike, but you can find pretty nice stuff within this limit.
+1 I do not include parts I use to upgrade the bike in my limit. But I tend to have enough donor parts on hand, that the out of pocket upgrade cost is reasonable.
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