3. $12,500: Felt Virtue FRD
With 130mm of rear travel and a 140mm front fork, the Felt Virtue FRD falls squarely in the trail bike category. Based on our research, this is currently the most expensive trail bike in the world. The full-carbon frame features Felt’s Equilink suspension design and utilizes RockShox’s Monarch RT3 Solo Air shock.
The Virtue FRD is kitted with a RockShox Pike RCT3 Solo Air fork, a Shimano XTR Di2 2×11 drivetrain, XTR brakes, RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper post, and Easton Haven carbon 29er wheels.
Total Bike Weight: 26.76lbs
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Jan 12, 2017
https://www.ktmbikeindustries.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/scarp-29-sonic-12-g.html
Jan 12, 2017
Jan 9, 2017
1. Speaclized Epic 10,500 USD
(https://www.specialized.com/us/en/men/bikes/mountain/cross-country/sworks-epic-fsr-di2/115286)
2. Intense carbine 29 c 10,943 USD
http://www.intensecycles.com/bikes/carbine-29c
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Jun 15, 2018
-- It's a hardtail --
Jan 9, 2017
Jan 9, 2017
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/cross-country/epic/sworks-epic-29/106406
Jan 9, 2017
Thanks for the comment! However, I did find both those bikes. We decided to cut the list off at $10,600 because not only is the S-Works Epic FSR priced at $10,500, but so are a lot of other bikes.
Also, I looked into pricing for the Intense Carbine (and M16c) and checked with my marketing contact at Intense. According to Intense, the most expensive Carbine (Factory model) is currently $9,499 USD, which doesn't quite crack the $10,600 bottom price on this list either.
But again, thanks for the links and doing some research man!!
Jun 15, 2018
Jan 9, 2017
People I know that buy small manufacture's $3k carbon frames, ENVE Wheels, SRAM Eagle, XTR, etc... make that decision long before they walk into a bike shop or sometimes even test ride. They have the money and just want the best it can buy and $200 or $500 isn't going to influence the decision much.
Jan 9, 2017
I think there are 2 possibilities with the Intense price in the Red Bull article:
1) Intense has dropped their prices in the past year, similar to Spec. and Trek. I found another price for the Intense M16c on a different website that was over $11,000 but when I double checked with Intense, again, the current price is below $10k.
2) Since this article was posted on the UK version of the Red Bull website and the price is listed in pounds, that is the price that it costs to get the Intense Carbine Factory in the UK. But since Intense is based in California, price for the US market is much more reasonable.
Jan 9, 2017
Jan 9, 2017
and they listed the Intense as much higher. But if you actually asked somebody from Intense, then your price is definitely the correct one. A wonder where Redbull came up with their price?
Jan 21, 2017
These prices are ridiculous in my opinion.
Interestingly for all the front mech haters and 1x11 lovers four of the bikes came with two chainrings... Then again, I guess for around a $1000 for the drive system it needs to include something extra...!
Regards.
Jan 9, 2017
I agree with you Jeff about the Cannondale colors. It was the very first thing I noticed on both and was immediately turned off. You gonna build a bike with THOSE price tags you better splash some paint on it somewhere. Cause I want that thing to POP as I'm shredding downhill and if I don't look good at least IT will look good!
Jan 9, 2017
Also, I'll point out that if scenario 1 exists (they can't get components fast enough to fulfill shipments) then that means that scenario 2 must exist: Somebody is buying these bikes! And if these are the only two possible scenarios, then that means that Scenario 2 must exist: "Somebody is buying these bikes!"
There's a third, but less likely (IMO) scenario: they aren't actually producing any of these bikes until somebody presses the order button on the website. So in a sense, the complete build isn't put together and shipped until the bike is ordered.
The fourth scenario: they've produced enough of these models for the limited demand by dealers, but don't currently have any in stock at BMC HQ.
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Jan 9, 2017
You do know that people in the $10k bike market to budget a few thousand more or so for custom stickers, shock tuning, matching kits, a trail day with your suspension tech, winter trip to Tucson to dial it in with your mechanic... no wait, that's the industry race teams. Well maybe the custom stickers, if I have ENVE wheels I'd want to let everyone know.
As far as worth it, I've never see anyone buy really nice stuff and say, "Man, I wish I'd bought something else"
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