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FS: Porsche Bike Evolution FS Mountain Bike 51cm
02-01-2018, 05:04 PM
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FS: Porsche Bike Evolution FS Mountain Bike 51cm
Year: 1998
Make: Porsche
Model: 0
Mileage (numbers only please): 1
Color: Yellow
VIN: 215681
Price (no $ sign please): $2900
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Texas
Body Style: Speedster
Transmission Type: Manual - 4 speed
2 or 4 Wheel Drive?: 2 Wheel Drive
Engine Type: Fuel Injection
Stereo System: AM Radio
The FS Evo was the top of the line mountain bike in Porsche's first series of bikes in the late 1990's. They were only sold through the Porsche dealer network and the dealer service department was the only authorized service center for these bikes. Porsche took these seriously.
This is the early version of the FS Evolution and as a result it has more carbon components on it. The crank arms and bullhorn handlebar extensions are carbon fiber. Porsche later went to Al cranks and flat bars when the bike was 'updated'.
Originally sold in Germany, it retains all of its original components (shocks, pedals, saddle, disc brakes etc) and original manuals, warranty card and Porsche case. The bike has been ridden and it does have a few scuffs where the chain jumped on the rear frame... it is a mountain bike. Otherwise, it is clean and a very fine example of a 20 year old mountain bike. Rides and shifts perfectly.
The bike will ship from Houston, TX. I'm still researching costs to properly pack at the local bike shop and ship.
Last edited by Carl Bauer; 04-06-2018 at 10:34 AM.
02-01-2018, 05:47 PM
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That is a pretty cool collectible bike. Monocoque wheels? Hope Discs, Flite saddle? Those aren't things we have seen on mountain bikes in a long, long time. That would look great hanging in someone's garage! I have a Marco Pantani Il Pirata version of that saddle from an old Bianchi.
From a cycling-performance standpoint, it is worth a few hundred bucks and would struggle to reach competency on any modern trail, but as a cool unique bike, wow! Although I have to wonder why a Porsche service department would want to service a mountain bike? They surely don't have the proper tool to check for a shifting problem due to a derailleur hanger out of alignment, for example.
From a cycling-performance standpoint, it is worth a few hundred bucks and would struggle to reach competency on any modern trail, but as a cool unique bike, wow! Although I have to wonder why a Porsche service department would want to service a mountain bike? They surely don't have the proper tool to check for a shifting problem due to a derailleur hanger out of alignment, for example.
02-01-2018, 11:05 PM
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Very cool - sending this to my old boss who owned the bike shop I worked at in college. He is quite a collector and loves this kind of stuff.
Dismantling and packing a bike properly will run you ~$50-75 at a bike shop. For shipping, expect $100-125 - might be on the high side, but I'd rather be conservatire. It's been a number of years since I've shipped a bike.
GLWS.
Dismantling and packing a bike properly will run you ~$50-75 at a bike shop. For shipping, expect $100-125 - might be on the high side, but I'd rather be conservatire. It's been a number of years since I've shipped a bike.
GLWS.
02-02-2018, 10:40 AM
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Thanks for the comments. Cool to see more of these out there!
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02-02-2018, 12:15 PM
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The ad states '4 speed manual' although I count 8 sprockets in the rear and two in the front,
yielding a maximum total of 16 speeds. Of course, the crossovers are supposed to be disallowed
as it puts too much strain on the chain, so that would still leave it as a:
14 speed manual
yielding a maximum total of 16 speeds. Of course, the crossovers are supposed to be disallowed
as it puts too much strain on the chain, so that would still leave it as a:
14 speed manual
02-02-2018, 07:28 PM
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The ad states '4 speed manual' although I count 8 sprockets in the rear and two in the front,
yielding a maximum total of 16 speeds. Of course, the crossovers are supposed to be disallowed
as it puts too much strain on the chain, so that would still leave it as a:
14 speed manual
yielding a maximum total of 16 speeds. Of course, the crossovers are supposed to be disallowed
as it puts too much strain on the chain, so that would still leave it as a:
14 speed manual
02-03-2018, 01:59 AM
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Very cool - sending this to my old boss who owned the bike shop I worked at in college. He is quite a collector and loves this kind of stuff.
Dismantling and packing a bike properly will run you ~$50-75 at a bike shop. For shipping, expect $100-125 - might be on the high side, but I'd rather be conservatire. It's been a number of years since I've shipped a bike.
GLWS.
Dismantling and packing a bike properly will run you ~$50-75 at a bike shop. For shipping, expect $100-125 - might be on the high side, but I'd rather be conservatire. It's been a number of years since I've shipped a bike.
GLWS.
I own a bike and ski shop, and I use them, as their negotiated rates with Fedex beat mine. Bikes ship via dimensional weight, which pretty much means that your bike will ship at between 90-130lbs, no matter the weight of the box. Bikeflights gets a dimensional weight discount; it usually runs me $65 to ship a mountain bike across the US, with insurance, whereas Fedex will bill me $105 for the same bike directly with my corporate rate.
