>
>> - Don Gillies wrote:
>
>> "Does anyone know of a vintage or used (on-topic) bike
>> that has changed hands for more than $10,000 ??"
>>
>
> Don,
> My 1949 Singer; $13,500 about 3 years ago to another list member.
> She came from Grant Handly with impeccable provenance, was all
> original, and overall was about a 9.5 with just the right amount of
> patina (subjective).
> I rode her a Cirque and had a front blow out. After all, they are
> meant to be used.
>
> John Pergolizzi
> San Diego
>
>
> On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:44 PM, donald gillies wrote:
>
>> Well, at first I thought it was a violation of list rules, and Jim
>> was
>> selling his Track Bike !! But then I saw he was talking about
>> eddie's
>> museum piece (hour record in mexico bike), which is probably not for
>> sale.
>>
>> There are several bikes that have broken eddie's hour record, some of
>> them officially, and some unofficially. I personally would rather
>> own
>> one of Graeme Obree's bikes, especially the first one to have been
>> outlawed by the ICF, something with a washing machine bottom bracket
>> would be far more interesting, imho ...
>>
>> One way to estimate the value of "The Hour" bike, is by trying to
>> find
>> the highest price anyone knows at which a modern bike has changed
>> hands? What sort of value is the largest here? $10,000 ?? Maybe
>> for
>> a Renee Herse?
>> San Diego, CA