Condor Cycles provides new Lance Armstrong film with replica bikes
"In September last year, the manufacturer was tasked by film producers Working Title to recreate 40 replica bikes for the Stephen Frears-directed film, which stars Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong, Chris O’Dowd as Walsh and features Dustin Hoffman and Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemmons.
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“Initially the producers wanted an entire peloton’s worth of vintage bikes between about 1994 and 2004, However the best thing we could think of was just simply to replicate the bikes as best as possible because we had three weeks in which to do the whole lot,” added Spurrier.
The project used up Condor’s entire stock of steel-tubed Classico framesets which were sent off to be painted before the intricate job of fixing decals to the frame. Given that a large section of the film's audience will be cyclists – well known for their fastidious attention to kit detail – Spurrier knew the pressure was on.
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Studio filming for the as-yet-untitled film is taking place in London. A release date is still to be fixed. Deadline reports that the final stage of filming will take place in the USA.
The gallery shows some of the finished results.
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