nik52wrx

As above, one of his 2011 bikes...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bradley-Wi...6#ht_500wt_922

Happy bidding, nice but way out of my league.

Nik

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Nice, but IMHO a bike for ten thousand quid should come with an engine and do 0-60 in about 3 seconds. I think I'll stick with my muddy but functional Kona.

Twin Fields

Had a genuine cycling enthusiast won that bike in the competition, I'm sure they would have kept it and enjoyed the experience of owning a fantastic bicycle from a great team and a truly excellent rider.

The person selling it can't really be into the sport and has entered and won that competition and probably always intended to sell it, thus denying genuine cycling fans the chance to own it and is nothing more than an opportunistic parasite!

I feel sure Brad Wiggins would have preferred that bike to have been won by someone who would appreciate it and not just try to make a fast buck off of Bradley's and team Sky's cycling success's!

dpb

He don't look old enough to ride it

Any serious rider won't pay over the odds anyway

nik52wrx

I couldn't agree more but it's a tough world out there and 10k is a lot of cash.

Nik

Twin Fields

I'm sure that £10.000 (reserve not met) which may mean that he actually wants more, is probably twice what that bike cost to build!

Dave Hedgehog

iTrader: (1)

A true fan would know how to set up handlebars.....

But....

A great souvenier and no doubt worth much more than it's starting price to someone!

nik52wrx

There is also another team sky bike, Kjell Carlstroms, with a buy it now of £6950 which is more realistic.......well a little more realistic

Nik

Twin Fields

Yes. Probably a merchant banker will have it hanging on the wall of his quayside penthouse apartment and it will never turn a wheel or see the light of day!

Devildog

To buy this years model new, with no history and no famous name attached to it is around £11k iirc

Mogsi

It's not even Wiggins 'real' bike, more like a replica

In the 2011 Tour de France, Sky teamed up with WWF and ran green bikes/kit...

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/0_WIP...ch/GLmb3JGmY4K

Devildog

Its actually in the 2012 TDF colours.

I suspect the "2011" may be a typo

Dedrater

What is this electric gears sorcery?

dpb

Kind of like a preselector as far I can make out

Just ensures smoother changes

Devildog

Its an electric powered shift mechansim for the front and rear mechs, rather than being cable operated.

"Fly by wire" in effect.

nik52wrx

I've had it demonstrated to me at a local bike shop ands it's fantastic.
Not so good if the electronics pack up mid ride though.
Nik.

nik52wrx

Another for the mix, 10k, thats nothing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ben-Swift-...item43b24ee534

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Surely that will add weight rather than save it?

£10,000 for a push bike.

Devildog

Only by 50g or so. Big advantages in accuracy, consistancy and smoothness.

Good review here

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego...smission-34981

£1,800 though!

Even £10k is probably less than the sum of its parts. And CF is not cheap.

r32

Sounds a bargain to me, must have cost much more than £10,000.
However Brad is well over six feet tall and has long legs so not many people would ever be able to ride it.
Certainly not me.

Jamescsti

I would be able to ride it but I would be too scared to ride it I think, my current bike was £600 and at the time I thought that was a lot of cash.
My next bike will probably be around £1k which is peanuts compared to that.

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

Looks like Sky has expressed their disappointment in him selling the bike, but where would you ride it as a normal person for example. Go for a ride on the Derwent walk and its a nice day so we will call into the pub for a quick drink, everyone else has their bike outside but what do you do with your bike? Your obviously too scared to leave it outside so you have to watch it.

That will happen in most cases for this bike so in theory who ever buys it will put the bike to better use?

B0DSKI

iTrader: (17)

Tbh Ste that's not the sort of bike you'd use as a Sunday special and nip to the pub on. It's a out and out race bike with geometry to match.

I'd never even leave my BMC outside anywhere let alone a £10k ex pro bike like that. That's not to say I'd not love it. I'm the same height as Bradley so it's kinda made for me