The most expensive bike is the Trek Butterfly Madone, costing $500,000. Lance Armstrong used it in 2009. Check out our 2024 list for other pricey bikes. Would you buy it?
10. Phanuel Krencker’s ‘Bicyclettes de Luxe ( $34,425 )
This bike features unique custom components, a Cyfac frame, and a dazzling chrome paint finish. Trickstuff provided top-notch front and rear disc brakes, combining creativity with high-quality parts.
9. Litespeed Blade ( $40,788 )
This bike, a collaboration between Litespeed and Merlin in the late 1980s, offers exceptional durability and performance. It has sleek design features, like head tubes that reduce drag, favored by brands like Eddy Merckx.
8. eRockit’s Electric Assist Bicycle ( $44,000 )
This high-end e-bike, priced at $44,000, boasts a long-lasting battery, up to 10 years or 50,000 kilometers. It’s perfect for affluent riders who prefer not to pedal constantly. The bike operates as a human-hybrid machine, with pedaling charging the motor. Weighing 100 kilos, it requires dedicated parking due to its bulk.
7. Montante Luxury Gold Collection ( $46,000 )
This women’s bike boasts a stunning design with a leather saddle, classic dynamo, road brakes, and hand-sewn python leather grips. Its luxurious materials make it quite expensive, priced at $46,000.
6. Chrome Hearts X Cervelo Mountain Bike ( $60,000 )
This luxurious cycle, a collaboration between Cervelo and Chrome Hearts, blends Harley Davidson style with a time trial bike. It’s worth its high price due to its stunning design, featuring CH motif plugs, a silver cross, leather seat, and premium finish. While Cervelo’s P4 TT typically costs $6,000, this special edition fetches $60,000 for its costly extras.
5. Trek Madone 7 – Diamond ( $75,000 )
In 2005, a bike was sold at the Lance Armstrong Foundation Gala in New York for $75,000. Its high cost was due to luxurious details, like a Diamond 7 emblem with diamonds, and a plaque in 14-carat gold adorned with seven one-carat yellow Gemesis diamonds.
4. Auramania Crystal Edition Gold Bike ( $114,000 )
A French company, Auramania, offers a bicycle priced at $114,000, featuring a gold-plated frame, wheels, and spokes, along with Swarovski crystals. It boasts high-quality leather grips and saddles, with a limited-edition number on a leather badge. Additionally, they sell a wall rack adorned with crystals and gold for over $6,000.
3. Kaws – Trek Madone ( $160,000 )
A bicycle linked to Lance Armstrong recently sold for $160,000 at an auction due to its association with the famous cyclist. The bike showcases Kaws’ distinctive “chomper” teeth design, impressive aerodynamics, stylish accessories, and a high value, justifying its steep price tag.
2. Trek Yoshimoto Nara ( $200,000 )
Yoshmito Nara’s bicycle, featuring a playful cartoon theme, sold for $200,000 at a Sotheby’s auction. Lance Armstrong rode it during a Tour de France stage. Trek also auctioned other artist-designed bikes inspired by Armstrong’s cycling, raising around $800,000 for charity at the same event.
1. Trek Butterfly Madone ( $500,000 )
Damien Hirst adorned a bike with real butterfly wings, ridden by Lance Armstrong in the 2009 Tour de France. Sold for $500,000 at a charity auction, it’s the priciest bike. PETA criticized the use of butterfly wings as cruel.
