PSA: Kevin Costner's Allez from American Flyers on eBay

[pbarry]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Geez a movie, pretty bad but if I could watch Lion In Winter, you could watch AF. I know the guy who was the Russian cyclist, the guy with the beard, his stunt double. Local customer.

Wow,he's a local. I always thought the guy in the film was Nick Farac-ban.

[velomateo]

Google says Costner's 6'1". My highly trained bike pron scanning eye says that frame is a 56...too small for Costner.

[ultraman6970]

Back in the day??? 56 would had been too small... who knows how much the sucker paid for the bike too. If he paid 1000 bucks back in the day he paid way too much already.

[nicrump]

Originally Posted by velomateo

Google says Costner's 6'1". My highly trained bike pron scanning eye says that frame is a 56...too small for Costner.

judging by the HT on this bike, i'd have to agree. it's not vastly different but it is longer. as is the stem. and unless it was re-cabled, the housings are shorter in this pic where longer in the ebay with the stem in higher position.


oh, and the SR laprade post in the ebay bike is red details while black in the movie.

[mcteague]

Originally Posted by Hawker

I consider AF one of the worst and disappointing cycling movies ever...except for Rae Dawn Chong's wheel change.

I'd love to have anything from Breaking Away but not from American Flyers.

From what I remember reading, she had many really bad attempts before she got it right. Actually tossed the "bad" wheel into the road causing riders to crash.

Tim

[ptourkin]

Originally Posted by Hawker

I consider AF one of the worst and disappointing cycling movies ever...except for Rae Dawn Chong's wheel change.

I'd love to have anything from Breaking Away but not from American Flyers.

Best wheel change ever! RDC!

[mudhead]

a possible explanation for the inflated asking price.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Colorado

[wallymann]

Originally Posted by velomateo

Google says Costner's 6'1". My highly trained bike pron scanning eye says that frame is a 56...too small for Costner.

no way that costner is 6'1"...more like 5'6"-5'8"...

[Hawker]

Originally Posted by velomateo

Google says Costner's 6'1". My highly trained bike pron scanning eye says that frame is a 56...too small for Costner.

But Hollywood being what Hollywood is....more than likely he is (or was) an even 6', or possibly even a little less.

I don't know who the seller is but his explanation of how he obtained the bike sure rings true. However, it looks to me like the stem and bars have been changed although the brake levers are the same. Perhaps there was more than one bike used during the movies or perhaps some fitment changes were done at some point? So, maybe we shouldn't base everything on that one screen shot.

[ultraman6970]

The bike has several things changed, the tubulars who knows when were swapped for clinchers.

[jlwdm]

Originally Posted by wallymann

no way that costner is 6'1"...more like 5'6"-5'8"...

His wife is 5' 9" and in heels so 6' 1" seems feasible fom this photo.

Jeff

[nicrump]

Originally Posted by jlwdm

His wife is 5' 9" and in heels so 6' 1" seems feasible fom this photo.

Jeff

exactly. there are a good 4" under those heels.

[54ny77]

only on a cycling forum would guys be scrutinizing some dude in a photo SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN as to his fit relative to a bike frame.

[William]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

only on a cycling forum would guys be scrutinizing some dude in a photo SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN as to his fit relative to a bike frame.

Now THAT'S funny!






William

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