Would you, get your bike signed?

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Tribanite

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Depends on who the rider was ..... a signed Trek by Armstrong wouldn't fetch as much as one signed by Wiggins or Cavendish.
 
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Mr Haematocrit

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You would never be able to wash it again! Unless you had it laquered....

never thought of that, valid point. :thumbsup:

Depends on who the rider was ..... a signed Trek by Armstrong wouldn't fetch as much as one signed by Wiggins or Cavendish.

I think it's the rider is what has prompted this thread, the bike in question is the Specialized Ltd edition Olympic Tarmac and the rider is Alexandre Vinokourov.
Although I have great memories of the 2012 Olympics and the Road Race. I also like the fact the bike reminds me of this memorable experience, I'm can't say I'm really a fan of Alexandre Vinokourov who has more than a few question marks over his cycling career, but equally he won the Olympics on one of these frames.
 

zizou

Veteran
I wouldn't...if nothing else i'd feel a bit weird as an adult asking for an autograph. :biggrin:

That being said i do have some signed stuff - books, couple of signed football jerseys, a cycling jersey and a poster (the poster in particular i treasure greatly) and they are nice momentos to have. I dont "use" any of them though, they are either in frames on the wall or on the bookshelves.

A bike is a bit different though - would much rather ride it than mount it on a wall and the thing i regret on the couple of occassions when i've riden with famous pros isn't that i didnt ask for an autograph but that i didnt get a good photograph taken with me riding alongside them...that is what i'd recommend you try and get rather than a signature on a frame.
 

Lee_M

Guru
slightly off topic, but I have Carl Fogarty's autobiography signed by him, but I also got Michaela to sign it. Mr F looked very non-plussed when I asked her, but probably makes it a bit more unique!
 

Paul99

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I think it would be better all round for him to sign the bike than, say, your left breasticle if you must have a signature.
 

Psycolist

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I would have to say no. I would be more likely to get them to sign a piece of clothing or even, if this isnt too far outside of normal, a bit of paper and that would only then be in the unlikely event that I knew who they were, they wer'nt riding at the time, and I could find a pen. :becool:
 
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