The world's most expensive Elgin Twin Bar!

[Freqman1]

Still 3x over the money

 

[cyclingday]

That’s the high cost of those patina restorations, ie clearcoat.

 

[Jesse McCauley]

So for a second I thought someone else had run across this bike... I'm not really sure how to approach it but it def. wins the category of "worlds most expensive elgin twin bar"

Safari Bike Original Twin 1920 Elgin Model with Horns at 1stDibs | elgin bicycle, bicicleta elgin, elgin bicycle models

View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - Bike Safari original twin 1920 Elgin model with all structure covered with crocodile skin. With Reindeer horns and Aries horns. Details and finishes in

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[Jesse McCauley]

For Posterity....
The "Elgin Twin Safari Bike"

 

[catfish]

For Posterity....
The "Elgin Twin Safari Bike"

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Wasn't this at an auction or on ebay years ago?

 

[fordmike65]

I think they've ruined a few nice original bikes.

@rustjunkie

 

[New Mexico Brant]

For Posterity....
The "Elgin Twin Safari Bike"

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Has he made a couple of these? The bars are different depending on the picture.

 

[Boris]

I think they've ruined a few nice original bikes.

@rustjunkie

Something really rubs me the wrong way about this, and it's not the bicycles that were possibly ruined.

 

[bobcycles]

dude has major tats....and a robust hipster beard! gets to charge more!

 

[rustjunkie]

I think they've ruined a few nice original bikes.

@rustjunkie

yep