Robin Williams’s eclectic bike collection up for auction

Eighty-seven bikes that belonged to actor and comedian Robin Williams are currently being auctioned online in aid of charity.

The famously cycle-mad Williams – star of the Mork & Mindy TV series and numerous major movies including Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting and Mrs Doubtfire – died in 2014 having amassed a huge collection of bikes. 

As well as being extensive, the range on offer at online auction house Paddle8 is eclectic, to say the least. 

The most expensive starting bids – US$10,000 – are reserved for a Discovery Channel Limited Edition Trek Madone (above) and a Colnago Master Pista (below).

The carbon-fibre Madone, a replica of one ridden by Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France, has a head badge that’s “embellished with diamonds”.

The Colnago is also a limited edition with a custom polka dot paint job, a collaboration between Toronto-based bike shop La Carrera and graffiti artist Futura 2000. 

Unusual items in the collection include a Zipp 2001 (above, built without a seat tube or seatstays), one of many time trial/triathlon bikes on offer...

...a Schwinn Chopper Hog Roadster (above) with a current high bid (at the time of writing) of US$1,300...

...and a Schwinn Apple Picker Krate Stingray child’s bike (above) that currently stands at US$2,400.

Other surprising inclusions are a PiCycle electric bike (above) and a Z Turbo electric scooter (below).

“Beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams was an ardent cyclist and fierce advocate for people with disabilities,” says Paddle8. 

“This auction honours his passions. Bid on a selection of favourites from Williams's personal bicycle collection, donated by his children, in support of the Challenged Athletes Foundation and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.”

Auctions end on all bikes at 6pm BST on Tuesday, October 25.

For more info and to place a bid go to https://m.paddle8.com/auction/robin-williams/