Does Lance keep his bikes?
09-21-05, 11:13 PM
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No. Just another bit of kit to a pro.
Only pro I know of who keeps old bikes is Erik Zabel.
Only pro I know of who keeps old bikes is Erik Zabel.
09-21-05, 11:35 PM
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Armstrong has been quoted that he keeps a glass case somewhere in his house with various yellow jerseys... To paraphrase, something about how he's glad they're encased in glass because otherwise they'd smell. Is it considered unlucky to wash your champs elysee jersey?
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Originally Posted by thewalrus
Armstrong has been quoted that he keeps a glass case somewhere in his house with various yellow jerseys... To paraphrase, something about how he's glad they're encased in glass because otherwise they'd smell. Is it considered unlucky to wash your champs elysee jersey?
Lots of riders keep their leaders jerseys. Robert Millar had dozens of them.
09-22-05, 03:08 AM
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After Lance finished with the race, there is always a Fat Chinese guy that come around and take care of his bike.................. and he get to kepp it ( Alarm Clock went off!!!!!!!! Ding!!! DIng!!, oh... it is a dream!)
09-22-05, 04:53 AM
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I wold find it pretty hard to give up a bike that had been custom designed and taylored to my every whim and need. He probably kept at least 1 of them.
09-22-05, 06:23 AM
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maybe back to Trek for performance analysis? like how did the bike and various components hold up over (x) amount of stages over certain terrain.... etc?
Man, how much would a certified Tour-ridden bike from Armstrong fetch in an auction? Interesting.... I'll start the bidding at the $50 I can afford... maybe that would get me a Tour-ridden 9 speed DA chain...
Man, how much would a certified Tour-ridden bike from Armstrong fetch in an auction? Interesting.... I'll start the bidding at the $50 I can afford... maybe that would get me a Tour-ridden 9 speed DA chain...
09-22-05, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
Interesting.... I'll start the bidding at the $50 I can afford... maybe that would get me a Tour-ridden 9 speed DA chain...
09-22-05, 07:44 AM
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Here's one..
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Notice the changes made to the last date to keep it current.
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Originally Posted by crosscut
Notice the changes made to the last date to keep it current.
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09-22-05, 10:02 AM
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A few years ago, Trek would sell the previous year's USPS team bikes on their website. I can't recall seeing any of Lance's bikes on there, but they seemed to have all the other rider's bikes for sale at fair prices.
I suspect Trek retained ownership of all bikes that the USPS and Discovery teams rode, but likely allowed Lance to keep whatever bikes he wanted to keep.
I suspect Trek retained ownership of all bikes that the USPS and Discovery teams rode, but likely allowed Lance to keep whatever bikes he wanted to keep.
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trek has em all over the place, they have some at trek HQ in waterloo, there is also one @ the trek store here in madison if i remember right, they also have (or had) one on display here at the wisconsin historical museum (or whatever its called) right next to the capital in madison as well.
09-22-05, 10:17 AM
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Is that a threaded headset I see in Post #13...
Sweet....
Sweet....
09-22-05, 12:26 PM
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I have a friend who has one of his Caloi Merckx frames when he rode for Motorola..
The pic is deceiving, because when Lance won the world's in 1993, there was no US Postal team.. He rode for Motorola and raced a Motorola Merckx for that win..
The pic is deceiving, because when Lance won the world's in 1993, there was no US Postal team.. He rode for Motorola and raced a Motorola Merckx for that win..
09-22-05, 01:28 PM
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Since that is the bike from 1999, I wonder if it can be swabbed for sweat residue and tested for EPO?
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My LBS, has a motorola Mercx bike. The thing is pretty much untouched. It has the ripped bartape, pedals the whole nine yards. I think its on a puller system so if you ask nicely *writes on list* you can touch it 
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Lance does keep A LOT of the bikes he rides/ridden on. If you read the book "Lance Armstrongs War" it says he keep quite a few of them. He has an entire ROOM for them, hanging from the ceiling/wall everywhere.
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What size top tube does Lance ride?
09-22-05, 05:47 PM
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Richardson Bike Mart (shop where lance got his start racing) has one
on display.
Marty
on display.
Marty
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Originally Posted by Trev Doyle
What size top tube does Lance ride?
I wonder where "Old Number Seven" is now.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2005.../tour05/bikes4
