Robin Williams' Bike Auction

[jnos]

So Robin Williams was a huge fan of cycling and gives new meaning to the term n+1. The Wall Street Journal wrote about the charity auction of his collection. Some really awesome bikes on there.

Google redirect (paywall free):
https://www.google.com/amp/www.wsj....lliamss-kaleidoscope-on-two-wheels-1476380770

The Auction List
https://m.paddle8.com/auction/robin-williams/

 

[Patrick]

amazing oddities.

 

[rottin']

Holy crap that's a lot of bikes...some cool weird ones too

 

[jmanic]

If only they were large

 

[qclabrat]

wow yet that list goes on and on
the Delta 7, is really cool

 

[pooriggy]

Even more impressive is the ability to store all those bikes.
I did notice the tri bikes get the least amount of bids.

 

[qclabrat]

Even more impressive is the ability to store all those bikes.
I did notice the tri bikes get the least amount of bids.

yeah the 650c tri and older carbons will bring the least interest
anyone know where Williams primary residences were? guessing somewhere warm

 

[extremedave]

Prices seem high. Celebrity factor I suppose?

 

[jnos]

Prices seem high. Celebrity factor I suppose?

Definitely the celebrity factor. The Country Road Bob is currently at just under twice what I sold mine for last year, but I don't have an IMDB page.

 

[clarkenstein]

yeah the 650c tri and older carbons will bring the least interest
anyone know where Williams primary residences were? guessing somewhere warm

i know there was one in San Fran. one of the times i was out there i took a spin by his place on a site seeing tour. from what i could see the garage was very large.

 

[w_b]

that was fun

even RW could appreciate $h!tbike!

 

[huffster]

even RW could appreciate $h!tbike!

Funny! I was going to say "I think I saw a rival to Sh!tbike in there"

 

[jdgang]

if only i had a couple k laying around the road bikes are my size

 

[ekuhn]

Definitely the celebrity factor. The Country Road Bob is currently at just under twice what I sold mine for last year, but I don't have an IMDB page.

Currently 8x+

 

[The Heckler]

https://m.paddle8.com/work/schwinn/124649-unicycle/

What

 

[Delish]

Most of the bikes are my size and there are some drool worthy ones even if they weren't owned by RW. The Pantani special Bianchi and the Pego's to name a few. I don't think he even knew how to ride a unicycle.

We used to see him on occasion riding across the GG Bridge or in Mill Valley. I think most SF dwelling cyclists likely had at least one encounter with him. A couple of times I bumped into him at A Bicycle Odyssey, which is/was a great shop on the main northbound bike artery out of SF. He was usually hamming it up with the staff and customers or joking about the silliness of bike he just bought or was about to buy. The humor was always self deprecating and he always had time and a smile for us gawkers. Seeing him was always like coming into contact with some strange and magical force, like what Pop Rocks must taste like like to somebody from the middle ages.