When speaking of multiples needed for film productions, think of this - in Doctor Strange, the Lamborghini sports car crash required the destruction of 6 individual cars to get all the shots and more to make it look like one continuous crash scene. Then they used one carcass as the partially submerged car and another cut open to use for interior scenes. Yes, there was plenty of CGI too but consider that sequence probably ran a budget of $2M just for the cars and another $10M in filming, and $10-20M in post production - all for about 1-2minutes of screen time.
7-8 bicycles done up pretty much the same may cost $10-20K all told and yes, they become property of the production company. The damaged ones will likely be destroyed completely to avoid any liability. If there is one or two left intact, they might be used for advertising photos or other promotions but unlikely sold off or given to someone other than insiders, again because of liability issues, partly because they are custom built and not necessarily built for normal consumer use.
I’m pretty sure La Brea Bike will have to sign a waiver when releasing the bikes that say LBB is not liable for anything regarding the bikes, unless they are hired on to maintain them. Even then, the production company will cover any medical issues that may happen during shooting.
I do hope though La Brea Bike and the owner’s name get named in the credits for supplying the bikes.
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