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Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv
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A bike I thought I would never even entertain selling, but thought I would just see if there was any interest. It's more of an art piece rather than a bike to ride, although I have debated about building it up. This bike took 15 hours of prep and 150 hours to paint. I'm a huge Vettel fan, so this was a tribute to his ever changing helmet designs as a template of the pinstripes, the asymmetric design with opposing colors on each side, the chrome, the red bull glitter etc. We also included the World Championship wreath and the years for his 4 World Championships.

It's a size Large frameset, with a Zipp Vuka Aero handlebar painted to match. I don't even know what to even ask for price wise because there is nothing else like it, and especially with the actual RB logo's on there. The only thing on the bike that isn't paint is the pinstripes. There are a few chips on the handlebar where it meets the fork steerer tube, but would not be noticeable when assembled.

The bike may be worth more to me than others since I am emotionally attached with all the time and effort involved. With that being said, even at 7-8k I would have to think long and hard about whether I wanted to part with it. If interested, let's chat and feel free to ask any questions.






















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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Beautiful!
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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You don't want to sell it.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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I'd probably ride that thing until I died... or simply put it in a museum. Maybe Redbull will buy it from you? It's a fantastic looking set up and I wish my Shiv looked like that!
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [nogluten] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Dammmmmmmn. That's a good looking bike!

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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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...hands down the most beautiful bike frame I've ever seen. I sorta like Red Bull too! ;)
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Would you be able to give a plug to the place that did the amazing paint job. I just might have another frame needing custom paint work? Thanks
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [rodney1997] [ In reply to ]
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rodney1997 wrote:
Would you be able to give a plug to the place that did the amazing paint job. I just might have another frame needing custom paint work? Thanks

I was under the impression that he did it himself. Would a paint shop business ever spend 165 hours painting a bike frame?!

Very cool though!
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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You cant sell that bike!! It is truly a work of art. Amazing job!
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [SBRcanuck] [ In reply to ]
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It was painted by Censport Graphics
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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mile2424 wrote:
A bike I thought I would never even entertain selling, but thought I would just see if there was any interest. It's more of an art piece rather than a bike to ride, although I have debated about building it up. This bike took 15 hours of prep and 150 hours to paint. I'm a huge Vettel fan, so this was a tribute to his ever changing helmet designs as a template of the pinstripes, the asymmetric design with opposing colors on each side, the chrome, the red bull glitter etc. We also included the World Championship wreath and the years for his 4 World Championships.

It's a size Large frameset, with a Zipp Vuka Aero handlebar painted to match. I don't even know what to even ask for price wise because there is nothing else like it, and especially with the actual RB logo's on there. The only thing on the bike that isn't paint is the pinstripes. There are a few chips on the handlebar where it meets the fork steerer tube, but would not be noticeable when assembled.

The bike may be worth more to me than others since I am emotionally attached with all the time and effort involved. With that being said, even at 7-8k I would have to think long and hard about whether I wanted to part with it. If interested, let's chat and feel free to ask any questions.






















hate RB and the original formula(tried 20 years ago in Belgium...yuck!), but the paint job is very nice. Contact the company and see what they say.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Wow, amazing paint job!
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Wow! What profession are you?
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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of course this is nuts but you already know that. I hope you find someone nuttier. In the meantime, I sent this post to a buddy who works in marketing at RB out of the ATL office.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [teamsmith] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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I'll trade you my stock black Shiv frame for it?
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mattr] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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bump to the top....
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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still open to selling....
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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still available for anyone interested....
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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off topic, but do you think LeClerc will give him run for his money next year?
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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I doubt it. But he needs to be smarter and Ferrari better come ready to best Mercedes next year
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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If you make me a Michael Schumacher version in 6-8 years I will be ready to buy it for my sandbagging masters cycling campaign :)

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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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God as a life long Scuderia fan i hope so. Vettel, bless his heart, came into ferrari thinking he was Schumacher 2.0 and turned out as good as Luca Badoer

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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [UOTriathlete] [ In reply to ]
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bump for xmas
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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still available if anyone is interested.....
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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still available or open to offers....
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Have you reached out to the RBR team to see if they would be interested in it? This would look glorious built up and displayed in their MK factory.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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to the top, still for sale if anyone needs a wall hanger for their office
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [dalava] [ In reply to ]
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Bump
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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bump to the top. Open to offers.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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The problem is that the incredible paint job adds very little value to the bike. So, you really just have a Shiv and average aerobar. You’ll never get anything near what you want for this thing. Without the paint job, it may be worth $1k or so.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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Of course. It’s for someone who would want the special paint job and one of a kind piece of art.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Gorgeous paint, would be a great piece for a shop owner to put up on the wall.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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mile2424 wrote:
Of course. It’s for someone who would want the special paint job and one of a kind piece of art.

I think the catch is... the type of person willing to pay $7-8k for a custom painted bike isn’t the type that will take your design, they’ll want their own.

They buyer you’re looking for, at your price, doesn’t exist.

Don’t get me wrong, this is an epic bike and an epic paint job, and being a car guy I fully understand how expensive and complex that paint job was.

Just keep it.

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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [IKnowEverything] [ In reply to ]
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Open to offers if anyone is interested
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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I’ll offer $1,500
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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Can’t go that low. I’d consider 5k
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Not even close. As others have stated, you over-inflate the market value of this bike. Paint isn’t worth $4k. You should just keep it.
Last edited by: DFW_Tri: Jan 10, 20 18:20
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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Maybe stop posting useless replies. If someone wants it they will let me know. If not, I will keep it. Simple
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Funny you should say that. There was a lengthy discussion not too long ago on this topic. the consensus was that we should point out objective values of things for sale in here because we are a forum/community. If you don’t like it, feel free to join that thread and add your opinion.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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That’s fine and I’m all for that. That’s part of what this forum and community is for. A place where we can all discuss and enjoy our passion for bikes and all bribes tri. With that being said, your commenting on this thread as if it were a normal shiv for sale that someone would be looking for a used frame. I’m sure the value of those are 1-2k. This is not a used or comparable product besides it being the same frame. This is an art piece and while art is subjective and different people like different things, it’s still art and not comparable. If this bike sells, most likely it won’t be ridden or used and maybe it will go to a motorsports fan that appreciates the art and valor invested. If not, no big deal and I’ll keep enjoying looking at it as a piece of art. :)
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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No, they typical value of this frame/aerobar is not near $2k....it’s more like $1k...I offered you $500 more to account for the cool paint job. You declined, which is fine and your prerogative. This bike may be worth $5k to you, but objectively, it’s not worth any close to that. I’ve been in a similar position with some unique products that have personal high value, only to get killed on sales. I honestly hope you keep it, but, if not, hope you get what you want. I just think your expectations need to be reset if you actually want to sell this.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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I had two pieces of 12 foot long pure beryllium square tubing with radiused corners that cost around $640K each to manufacture. They were originally made for a spy satellite's solar array.

I had them listed on eBay for several years at $38K each.

I ended up selling them at scrap price... $150 per pound. I think I got about $11K total for both pieces.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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DFW_Tri wrote:
Funny you should say that. There was a lengthy discussion not too long ago on this topic. the consensus was that we should point out objective values of things for sale in here because we are a forum/community. If you don’t like it, feel free to join that thread and add your opinion.


And this is where you decide to jump on board? You're either trolling him or you're being a fucking douche. That frame is definitely a one off type of item and the market for it will be small but the value of it will be more than what the frameset and the cost of a "cool" paint job would be because it is subjective, not objective.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [D.O.] [ In reply to ]
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Well it’s been up for sale for 2.5 years soooooooo, I think the market has spoken about the value of this bike. Again, I played your role in the other thread, and everyone jumped on me and suggested we should have open dialogue about things for sale on this forum. So I have, while making a reasonable offer on the bike myself. Don’t like it?? take it up with the others who advocated so strongly for this type of forum. You’re preaching to the wrong person.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [DFW_Tri] [ In reply to ]
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On Slowtwitch I agree
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [D.O.] [ In reply to ]
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Bump. I have a local offer for 2k. If anyone is willing to go higher let me know.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Beautiful, I would hope a sponsored athlete would buy this.
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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Bump, anyone interested in this beauty?
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Re: Red Bull F1 Vettel Tribute Bike custom painted....S-Works Shiv [mile2424] [ In reply to ]
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4 years later… don’t think so.

It’s an amazing paint job, but custom paint never justifies the price you’re asking. And at this point, that bike has been superseded by an upgraded model for a number of years now.

Try selling it at an art gallery or something - and I don’t mean that sarcastically. You’re just posting to the wrong audience here, given how long this has been posted for.

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