Yeah, I
decided I’m going to Interbike for Seven Cycles. Maybe not for the reasons one might
think—bikes and the bike business; while I know there’s some of that happening
in Vegas next week—that whole Interbike Tradeshow—the main reason I’m going to
the LV is to bid on Samson, the complete Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton, in what is
“possibly the most impressive natural history auction ever”.
You see,
the week after Interbike is an auction, in Las Vegas, of some amazing fossils
including Samson:
“The rare
66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex known as "Samson" is
one of the three most complete examples of its species to have been discovered.
“In life,
"Samson" measured approximately forty feet in length… [and] could
have bitten through the leg bone of any contemporary dinosaur.
“Her skeleton is
beautifully prepared and mounted utilizing the most modern techniques, which
allow for new discoveries and enhanced aesthetic qualities.”
That
last sentence is a bit creepy. Still, an
amazing skeleton.
I want to
buy the T-Rex mainly because the first bike we built at Seven was called the
Rex—it means “king” in Latin. That bike
is still around today. Mainly used for
propping up my tired ass—see the photo?
It’s a steel mountain bike.
The
auctioneers expect the Rex to go for somewhere between $2,000,000 and
$8,000,000. Maybe I can find some Vegas
odds.