How much for a bike used by the top pro's?

[raindog]

It's the teams, not the riders, that sell all the stuff off at the end of the season. Trouble is, it usually goes to close contacts. I've got a mate who knows a guy who's close to several DSes - he's got one of Johan Museeuw's old bikes among others. And very nice it is too.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I always knew i had friends in the wrong places.

 

[black'n'yellow]

So roughly speaking, what would a top pros bike cost new, give or take a few quid?

Pick a pro team bike, ID the kit and do the maths. It won't tell you anything much though, other than the fact that they usually ride top-end kit...

 

[fossyant]

Cheers, I totally did not see your post there. Goodnes me, 12 thousand pounds, oh my.

Very Easily:-

Dogma 2 Frame £4k
Wheels £3k (made by lightweight or Zipp say)
Campag Super Record EPS £3.5k
Finishing Kit £1k

£11.5k

 

[Cyclopathic]

Pick a pro team bike, ID the kit and do the maths. It won't tell you anything much though, other than the fact that they usually ride top-end kit...

I know. I'm just being lazy and wondered if anyone knew roughly off the top of their head as it were and it turns out they do. True I am no wiser but it was just idle curiosity. I imagine every significant component on such machines costs well in excess of what I can pay for an entire bike. Maybe I could afford the handlebar tape or a brake block unless they are some sort of materail developed for the space program.

 

[jdtate101]

I was quite tempted by Stannards Graal 54cm in Rainforest Green at £3K, but I think the wife would divorce me if I got another bike !!!

 

[Cyclopathic]

Would getting an Ex-Pro bike mean you ride any faster? Probably not.

Aha, then why do the professionals use them then?

 

[black'n'yellow]

I imagine every significant component on such machines costs well in excess of what I can pay for an entire bike. Maybe I could afford the handlebar tape or a brake block unless they are some sort of materail developed for the space program.

99% of all the kit used is 'off the shelf' stuff which you or I could buy in any LBS. The UCI, in their wisdom, makes sure of that...

 

[Cyclopathic]

99% of all the kit used is 'off the shelf' stuff which you or I could buy in any LBS. The UCI, in their wisdom, makes sure of that...

Well in that case perhaps I could afford some very top of the line brake blocks although I still have a sneaky feeling I'd still balk at the price. Not that I need brakes. I've taken to using bmw smidsys to scrub excess (all) speed at junctions.

 

[asterix]

£12k

That's 12x what my van is worth. On a good day. It might well be faster too, if Bradley was on it.

 

[Crankarm]

Aha, then why do the professionals use them then?

Are you for real! Do you want a response????!!!

I am sure Cav/Wiggo/Cooke/Armitstead or any Pro rider could trounce you if they were riding a Halfords Appollo with a basket and you were riding a Pro road bike .

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I'd say that's very good value if you consider that each bike is Dura-Ace Di2 and will probably have an SRM power meter on it. OK it's seen a bit of action, but they rotate the bike round as each rider has 3 or 4 assigned to them (plus at least 2 TT bikes), so it shouldn't have done excessive milage. It has also been maintained (and parts replaced) by the industries top mechanics.
As long as it's not been crashed, its a bargain.

The ex-Sky bikes do not come with power meters, osymetric chain rings or ceramic bearings. They take all the really really nice bits off them.
They are simply second hand Dogmas which have a had a hard life with occasionally different bars and stem, depending upon if its a race bike or training bike

 

[Get In The Van]

Are you for real! Do you want a response????!!!

I am sure Cav/Wiggo/Cooke/Armitstead or any Pro rider could trounce you if they were riding a Halfords Appollo with a basket and you were riding a Pro road bike .

I think they would trounce me riding a unicycle, possibly even a fastish jog would do the trick as well!

 

[oldroadman]

Earlier comment about the Canyon, pro-spec at £3.5 retail. I don't think so....they might look the same, but dig a little deeper and all the clever bits that those lovely team machanics can get hold of are there. A frame suitable for pro use might retail at £3k, maybe. If anyone in the pro peloton is riding a £3.5 retail bike, they need a better agent to get them into a team with more money!

 

[black'n'yellow]

A frame suitable for pro use might retail at £3k, maybe.

Saxobank were all on production S-Works SL3s a couple of years ago - a £2k (retail) frame - Contador won the TdF on one of them. Some frames cost less, some are more...