Bid on Marc Willers' 2014 World Championships Factory BOX DK Bike. Proceeds go to Stand Up To Cancer.
Nov 27, 2014
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This is auction is to raise money for the cancer charity Stand Up To Cancer. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to Stand Up To Cancer. To learn more about the organization, go to: standup2cancer.org The bike is being auctioned in as-is condition. It is a TRUE professional BMX Racer's bike. And it shows it. It has traveled from California to Switzerland, to the Netherlands, back to California, then to South Carolina and back to California. All the riding and travel has taken its toll on the bike. But that's what makes it cool.The bike is nearly 100% as Marc Willers used it in training at the UCI Training Center in Aigle, Switzerland, before the 2014 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands and at the Worlds. At Worlds Marc had a rough go of things and crashed out early. Unusual for him, since he's been in more World Championship Mains than most of the current crop of pro racers, including a silver medal last year and bronze in 2011. Marc returned to the US and rode the bike in training, including training at Rock Hill, SC, the week before the GSX UCI BMXSX Final in Chula Vista, where he switched to a new bike. Unfortunately, during the flight from South Carolina to California, the wheels were badly damaged. We have replaced the wheels with new ones.
The bike features a custom paint job done by DK Bicycles for this bike. DK painted the frame using House of Colors paint at its own in-house paint facility. In spots where the paint has been chipped, you can see the original Flo Yellow paint underneath. This is a true one-of-a-kind frame. The bike is equipped with a full compliment of BOX and Promax components, all the same as what Marc rides on a daily basis.
CGI will cover 100% of the shipping in the Continental US. CGI will cover up to US$199.00 of the shipping to International buyers. International buyers will be responsible for the balance over US $199.00. This balance must be paid before CGI will ship the bike. If the winner is at the USA BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Nov. 29, pick-up also will be an option, but winner must show proof of purchase, ID, etc. .
Here's the parts breakdown:
Frame: 2014, XXXL, DK Professional V2 with PF30 BB Shell, Custom Painted Orange
Forks: BOX X2, Carbon Fiber
Headset: Promax IG-45, Integrated
Stem: BOX Delta, 53mm, LTD Fuchsia
Stem Lock: Promax ST-1
Bars: BOX Maximus, Black, 8.5” Rise
Grips: BOX Hex by ODI with Custom Orange Lock Rings and BOX Genius Left Clamp
Seatclamp: BOX Helix QR, LTD Fuchsia
Seatpost: BOX Echelon Carbon
Saddle: BOX Echelon Carbon
Brakes: BOX Eclipse Linear Pull Brake Arms and X-Ray Pads with BOX Genius Lever, all in LTD Fuchsia
Cranks: BOX Vector, 180
Bottom Bracket: BOX Vector PF30
Chainring: BOX Cosine, 44T
Chain: KMC
Wheels: BOX Focus Front Rim and Focus Rim in LTD Fuchsia, laced to BOX Hollow Hubs (Full Disclosure: Front is not original to his Worlds bike. Original was destroyed by airline in transit.)
Freewheel: BOX Buzz, 16T
Tyres: Maxxis Torch 20 x 1.75 Front and Rear
Pedals: None
Number Plate: BOX Phase One used after the World Championships
Extras: Marc Willers 777 Custom Cancer-Month Jersey, worn by Marc.
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) -- a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c) (3) charitable organization -- raises funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C facilitates collaboration among the best and the brightest in the cancer research community and by galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C generates awareness and builds grassroots support for this new approach to ending cancer.
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