Amongst the musical instruments, signed records, posters, and iconic suits was a silver titanium bicycle<\/a>, made by Speedwell, and ridden by Schneider in the music video for a 1984 remix of the band\u2019s Tour de France single. The lot also includes Polaroids of Schneider on the bike. The initial estimate was in the region of $4,000 – $6,000, but the final bid was a jaw-dropping $57,600, over 14x the initial estimate.<\/p>\n Best picks for you<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Julians)<\/p>\n The bike was ridden in paceline formation with the other three members of the band for the video, and appears to be in original spec. The tyres, perishable as they are over long periods of time, have been replaced with Panaracer Gravelkings, and the bar tape may be fresh, but otherwise the machine has a healthy patina, especially on the very classique, perforated Selle Italia Turbo saddle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speedwell was founded in 1897 in Birmingham, England, as a sheet metal fabricator, but shortly thereafter transitioned to making titanium bicycles and motorbike frames. Sadly, today the brand no longer really exists in the same sense, and is now US-based and creates slightly odd-looking fat-tyred electric bikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Kraftwerk](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yUkprVkaQoh6y5zuB3sk99.jpg\")
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