Silent Auction Vintage Proteus to Benefit Tom Palermo Fund

Silent Auction to Benefit Tom Palermo Family

This September, we’re auctioning an original Proteus build that was the personal bike of Proteus founding owner Larry Dean. The bike was donated by Larry’s brother John, who was also on Roland Ave. that day and witnessed the aftermath of the crash.

The bike is a custom steel frame built at Proteus with 50th anniversary Campagnolo components. Proceeds will go to the educational trust fund that was set up for Tom Palermo’s children.

Here are the bike’s specifications and measurements:

1984 frame- Tange bb shell, Zeus2000 rear dropouts, Campagnolo cable guides
Campy 50th Anniversary (1983) hubs, DT Swiss spokes, Mavic MA-40 rims, 36H.
Vittoria Open Corsa Classic 23c tires (new)
Campy 50th ann. brake calipers, levers, N.O.S. Campy gum hoods (new)
Cinelli Giro D’Italia handlebars, Cinelli gel Corky tape (new), Specialized stem
Campy headset and bb
Campy 50th Anniversary pedals and toe cages
Campy 50th Anniversary crankset. 170mm, 52-42T
Campy 50th Anniversary Front & Rear Derailleurs
Campy 50th Anniversary seatpost
Ideale Leather Saddle
Suntour barend shifters
Silca Imperial frame pump, color matched

Seat tube center-center: 21in/~53.5cm (center-top 55cm)
Top tube C-C: 20in/ 51.8cm
Standover: 31.5in/80cm
Chainstays: 16.5in/42cm
Head tube angle: 73deg
Seat tube angle: 75deg
Crank length: 170mm
Stem length: 90mm
Handlebar width: 40cm

The bike will be on display at Proteus this month, and you are welcome to drop by and check out the fit.

Here’s how the silent auction will work:

The auction will begin on September 9th.
I will keep a tally of each day’s bids on this webpage: http://www.proteusbicycles.com/special-events/ . To bid, please send me an email at palermoauction@gmail.com . Please include your phone number and what time of day to call. If for some reason I don’t get back to you right away, please call the shop at 301 441 2928 during business hours.

I’ll call all bidders as soon as possible after your bid to make initial contact. You can choose to have your bid posted under your name or anonymously. The bidding will close on Sunday, October 4th at 9pm Eastern Daylight Time. I will contact the winning bidder at that time, and we’ll figure out how you’ll ID your donation at the Palermo fund’s website or via the fund’s administrator at Molloy Investment. Once your donation is confirmed, we’ll make arrangements to deliver or send the bike to you.

Here are some more pictures:

Winning bid = $3,200! This will make a terrific donation to the fund, and we appreciate all the interest and support. -Jeff