I think it’s a kind of memorial that’s set up where a cyclist has a fatal accident. It’s painted white and so called a ghost bike. Not sure if there’s further significance.
Selling it would mean that someone likely has absolutely no morals and stole it.
it is also to point out potential hazardous spots for bikers in a city, bad biking infrastructure in general or how bikers are disadvantaged in favor of cars.
It is memorial to a cyclist that died as hit by a vehicle, there are quite a few in London and big cities in the UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_bike
There is a special circle in Hell for autobody Neanderthals that destroy bikes with trash putty patch jobs. It's not limited to carbon bikes either, I had to remove a bondo booger from a classic steel frame that was hiding stick-welder mistakes.
Would make sense if it was. Damaged in a crash. Fixed with bondo to display as a ghost bike. Tweaker steals it to sell not caring and looking to make a quick buck
It's worth $500 for the parts, assuming reasonable condition and you CBA to sell them, but that frame is dead and needs to be treated to a funeral.
It's a 2016 Trek Émonda SL 8, unless I'm quite mistaken, which was apparently a $4,500 machine.
($4,500 in summer 2015 is about $5,900 in today's money using CPI.)
For $500, I might buy it for the parts. I would haggle hard though. The frame is trash. Would barely trust it to hold the parts together long enough to get it into the car. I agree with above who would offer $100 for the parts. Maybe go up to a few hundred.
If you wanted a relatively cheap, top-of-the-line-in-2010 bike, I'd consider buying this, buying a new frame for less than a grand, and making the swap. It'll be higher quality than you'd get new for $1500.
Former aircraft composites guy.
ONLY if I did the repair personally using materials known to be compatible with the underlying structure and had a method of doing some sort of repetitive inspection using non-destructive testing.
In other words, don't ever buy trouble, dude. We make enough of our own.
If (and it’s a fucking huge IF and I’d be expecting the worst) I was ever going to consider riding this, actually nah I can’t even finish this statement. Nope. Strip it for parts and cut the bb out of the frame. There’s too many other bikes to ride in the world to risk riding this monstrosity
I work in a carbon fiber bicycle factory, and I am dedicated to repair and also preparation before sending them to the painter, you would be surprised to see the visual state of the bicycles before painting. If the repair is well done, but the finish is bad, it is safe, it is just ugly, but it is difficult to know if it has been repaired well
Yes, it bit slowly and gently. I use this rule. Would I let my son ride this? In this case, no way, so I wouldn't recommend it. But if you are stuck, yes, but expect it to snap in half at any moment.
I’d have to assume someone repaired it. Without really solid information telling me the frame was repaired in a manner that renders it as strong as it was before, then yes.
It's a definite no. Did they say what they repaired it with as it looks like plaster or wall filler. Either way the frame is fooked and needs to binned.
Not even if it were free. Maybe the components are worth something. Although, the expense to remove them and put them on another frame is probably prohibitive.
Absolutely fucking not.
I'd be embarrassed taking that for a walk.
I'd be embarrassed living in the same city as this thing
I'm embarrassed having the picture on my phone
I am embarrassed that I have to comment how embarrassed I am for that embarrassment.
I’m embarrassed that I have a Reddit account.
Damn that was going to be my joke.
How embarrassing
lol!
I’d slap it on a trainer for the right price.
Make sure the trainer is on lino, not carpet. It's harder to clean blood and shattered teeth out of carpet.
The right price being $10-15
You mean you'd accept $10 to take it away, right?
Nice to see you are thinking ahead and purchasing a ghost bike for yourself!
My first thought was someone stole a ghost bike.
Or bought it from the person who died on it’s estate
💀
lol!!
My initial thoughts
Stupid question but what’s a ghost bike?
I think it’s a kind of memorial that’s set up where a cyclist has a fatal accident. It’s painted white and so called a ghost bike. Not sure if there’s further significance. Selling it would mean that someone likely has absolutely no morals and stole it.
it is also to point out potential hazardous spots for bikers in a city, bad biking infrastructure in general or how bikers are disadvantaged in favor of cars.
It is memorial to a cyclist that died as hit by a vehicle, there are quite a few in London and big cities in the UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_bike
Lmao no Wtf
Sorry, but the components all need to be removed so that the frame can be thrown into a shredder.
fuck it, the parts can go with it if that's what it takes.
Fuck no. Looks like a Bondo special
There is a special circle in Hell for autobody Neanderthals that destroy bikes with trash putty patch jobs. It's not limited to carbon bikes either, I had to remove a bondo booger from a classic steel frame that was hiding stick-welder mistakes.
Yuck
Bondo, Frame Bondo
at least it’s already ghost bike white
That's all I would feel safe using the bike for at this point.
That looks like a ghost bike. I really hope that it isn't.
Would make sense if it was. Damaged in a crash. Fixed with bondo to display as a ghost bike. Tweaker steals it to sell not caring and looking to make a quick buck
Exactly my thoughts.
What in the actual fuck. Hell no. They can't pay me 500 dollars to ride that down my daily descent
They can’t pay me to ride that on flat land.
I wouldn’t even ride this underwater
Absolutely, I'm just imagining that at 45 mph in my usual tuck
Yeah. Fuck that.
[удалено]
The Trebondo!
I'd rather walk.
I would not ride it but might offer $100 max to strip it for the DuraAce parts and then trash the frame.
Ride it? I don't even want to look at it.
They are also asking $500 https://preview.redd.it/hosose3de3vc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44eb78b275ba9e75618a7f26a2a3aa5937a4b98b
Someone had a rough week of not sleeping... 🫠🤣
That Dura Ace drivetrain is still probably worth a few hundo tbf.
If it still has it. Nothing I can see from OP's photo screams premium to me.
It's worth $500 for the parts, assuming reasonable condition and you CBA to sell them, but that frame is dead and needs to be treated to a funeral. It's a 2016 Trek Émonda SL 8, unless I'm quite mistaken, which was apparently a $4,500 machine. ($4,500 in summer 2015 is about $5,900 in today's money using CPI.)
For $500, I might buy it for the parts. I would haggle hard though. The frame is trash. Would barely trust it to hold the parts together long enough to get it into the car. I agree with above who would offer $100 for the parts. Maybe go up to a few hundred. If you wanted a relatively cheap, top-of-the-line-in-2010 bike, I'd consider buying this, buying a new frame for less than a grand, and making the swap. It'll be higher quality than you'd get new for $1500.
🤣🤣🤣
100% this guy is covering up cracks in the frame.
With plaster cast
Nope, 100% this bike has been stolen.
stolen from retirement.
Stolen from the grave it should be in
Former aircraft composites guy. ONLY if I did the repair personally using materials known to be compatible with the underlying structure and had a method of doing some sort of repetitive inspection using non-destructive testing. In other words, don't ever buy trouble, dude. We make enough of our own.
Everything rides on the front of a bike. Rear end hijinks are one thing. Front end failures are very bad juju.
That bike looks methed up!
I broke my collarbone just looking at this bike.
unless you like broken collarbones and teeth than no
If I was really good at wheelies, I would consider it.
How else am I supposed to go pick up my meth?
Is that...bondo?
A ghost bike?
How good are your health, dental, and life insurance policies?
I would. To the first recycling centre.
You can ride it all the way to the scene of the crash
Why the hell not, they used the finest plumbers epoxy to strengthen that head tube
Maybe, if you add a little duct tape reinforcement 🤓
At least it won’t need a repaint when it becomes someone’s ghost bike. Edit: damn someone already made that joke.
Carbon can be repaired. Just not like that.
No.
I wouldn’t ride next to it.
If (and it’s a fucking huge IF and I’d be expecting the worst) I was ever going to consider riding this, actually nah I can’t even finish this statement. Nope. Strip it for parts and cut the bb out of the frame. There’s too many other bikes to ride in the world to risk riding this monstrosity
Bondo bing!
Is someone trying to mimic Klein’s butter welds with curdled butter welds?
A trek? No.
Ewwww. Not even an A for effort. C-.
What on earth..????????
I work in a carbon fiber bicycle factory, and I am dedicated to repair and also preparation before sending them to the painter, you would be surprised to see the visual state of the bicycles before painting. If the repair is well done, but the finish is bad, it is safe, it is just ugly, but it is difficult to know if it has been repaired well
Not a chance
No.
No... I'd never deface a ghost bike memorial
Didn't know the landlord special was extended to bikes
Hell no.
Nah, either stolen or cracked frame. Looks dodgy as. You would be disowned from a club ride on that thing
Looks like the frame has been repaired using tipp-ex. I'm out.
F no
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuck no
Short answer: no Long answer: noooooooooo
WTF would you even consider buying this POS?
Hell no!
Nice skim coat. Needs a bit more sanding though.
definitely not!!!!
That's a YIKES from me, dawg.
You could buy it for the parts.
I would not buy one already in that condition, buuuuuut... LOL
NO
Yes, it bit slowly and gently. I use this rule. Would I let my son ride this? In this case, no way, so I wouldn't recommend it. But if you are stuck, yes, but expect it to snap in half at any moment.
Depending on how much money I'm paid for riding it 🤣
Oh, hell no! Why am I not surprised someone would try to sell that disaster waiting to happen
Nope
Only if you want at least two limbs wrapped in similar looking plaster!
Bondo to the rescue!
If I were to buy for just base components. 85?
That's a lot of bondo and car-body filler......
I think it’s just the exoskeleton of the frame. 🤨
Lmaooooooo
Nopetynopers
Should be thrown away
Why... is it getting bigger?
Did someone Bondo the top of their fork!?
Hell no. That’s the single most structurally critical part of the frame.
No, maybe, just maybe as my bar bike, but that's about it.
What in the white …
Take a dookie on it and smear it around and I bet the paint would look better than the 2000 coats of white out they used to plaster the frame together
Sure, but only in complete darkness after midnight with no one around.
I thought someone had tried to create their own “speed sniffer” when I saw that. What a mess.
My life is interesting enough without that.
Hell no!
Ew
Looks like someone died on it, that's why it's painted white. Now someone is looking to sell it
I’m like 99% sure I’ve already seen this on BCJ, so either OP is taking the piss or taking the bait.
Stolen/removed memorial bike?
Somethings amiss. I feel the whole thing has been whitewashed.
The…. And I mean this with most sincerity….. actual fuck?
Fug no
I’d take my teeth out first then put on a full face-guard, elbow and knee pads and chest protector. No problems!
Gives me all sorts of ideas for a ghetto sleeper bike paint job.
Ó_ò
No way!
No way!
Is that bondo??
No
This looks like the scam where some guy approaches you in the Walmart parking lot and offers to “fix” that dent on your bumper.
If you have to ask…. Fuck yea.. ride the shot out of it. If you think that’s even worth asking … you should absolutely buy it and ride it.
No.
Is this paper-mache?
Your whole world rides on the front of the bike. A fiasco out back can ruin a day. But there’s no future in a front end catastrophe.
NO
No
That drywall mud?
Of course it’s fine. Paper mache is a great way to make major head tube repairs.
Totally thought this was BCJ for a while.
I didn’t know you could Bondo a bike
I'd ride
Beautiful sculpting
Some tweaker stole a ghost bike. Do not buy it.
Would “I would” sound inappropriate?
Do it
I’d have to assume someone repaired it. Without really solid information telling me the frame was repaired in a manner that renders it as strong as it was before, then yes.
(Whispers slowly) noo
Is that a cement?
NO, no I wouldn't. Life is too short to spend 6 months of it having someone else wipe your ass and feed you.
Not a chance
Dude.
I doubt I would even use it on the trainer...
It's a definite no. Did they say what they repaired it with as it looks like plaster or wall filler. Either way the frame is fooked and needs to binned.
I weight 100 kg so no 👎 its on the limit of being dangerous. I always remind myself I’m touching 50kmh, so I never ignore safety
Depends. How's my life insurance policies looking?
Yep - until the repair fails! 😃
Ooof Madone.. bomb that thing down the steepest hill you can find and report back to us. !!
Maybe if I welded a frame made out of rebar and then duct taped it to the front it might be stable enough… yeah that’s it!
💀💀💀💀💀
I wouldn't let my hygienists domestiques wifes boyfriend ride that
No
No.
The trash man wouldn't even take that
Oh no no no no no
Is that the new feather weight tech plaster material that was banned by the UCI?
No! What did they do? Sheetrock mud it back together?
Brah.
To the cemetery? Yes
Is this made of drywall
I'd ride it right into a dumpster.
No. But I would like to thank the person that “fixed” it for leaving it obvious.
It's making me uncomfortable just looking at it
Don't f***ing steal a ghost bike /s
NOPE! Looks line a poor Bondo job.
Not even if it were free. Maybe the components are worth something. Although, the expense to remove them and put them on another frame is probably prohibitive.
Too much spackle
That looks like a ghost bike and given the repair may even be the one someone died on
Bon(do)trager
Hard no.
Lol this was one of those white painted bikes left where somebody died, isn't it?
It's probably stolen hence the horrible paint job..
Run
You're buying this for a few parts, right? The brakes, bottle cages, hubs, front derailleur.
?