Top 5 Most Expensive Mountain Bikes Ever! | Boutique & High End MTBs

[@rw7269]

Specialised and Santa Cruz are the best at overpricing.

[@yoel_weingarten]

Um? Trek?

[@ericmagee9054]

Yep. But I can’t get enough of Santa Cruz bikes so I just bought mine used (only 1 year old) for half the MSRP!

[@vincentellsworth5823]

Specialized is overpriced, but Santa Cruz is stupidly over priced for the parts on the base level bikes

[@oliverbennett7431]

The Santa Cruz Cameleon has a good price

[@bobohunter1776]

@@yoel_weingarten Trek's not too bad

[@markvincentcocjin]

Could you make a list of the cheapest podium-winning bikes? Or at least the ones that finish top ten. Recent of course. We know that bikes get more expensive every season.

[@bananasstuff3344]

Find the top 10 finishers. Find the alu version. Find the one with sram sx. Done.

[@lukasbormann4830]

Canyon ,yt and commencal bikes

[@Blingoose]

@@lukasbormann4830 I would never suggest a bike that’s “buy online and get the fu*k out of here when you need something”. I went for Cannondale Habit Carbon. It has the look of YT but is also LBS serviceable. In fact, at first I got a chip on the new Habit so I had no problems replacing it with a perfect one through my LBS. YT is a good bike with a horrible business model. Not more than that.

[@lukasbormann4830]

@@Blingoose my lbs repairs yt and does warranty claims on them so not really 😂

[@Blingoose]

@@lukasbormann4830 Nice! But I didn’t need to do a “warranty claim” through LBS. I just came and got a new one. 1 day of waiting and that’s the+ because they have them in stock.

[@ericgodfrey5751]

My friends and family looked at me like I was crazy for spending $2200 USD on a complete bike. I told them over and over there are bikes out there that cost over 10k, frames alone that cost over 5k. Even my bike, if I bought it as a frame and then built it with the exact parts it came with it would have cost me around $4000 to build.

[@marcalvarez4890]

If you keep a bike for 10 years, then a $2000 bike is only about 50 cents a day. They probably pay 3x that in coffee or soda a day, and never even think about it. Most people are myopic, they only see what's in front of them, and not the long term. Their expensive soda and coffee habits will give them diabetes that'll cost them 1million in healthcare, while your bike, which costs a third of that soda, will keep you alive and healthy with no long term diseases to treat. Myopic. Thats what they are.

[@ericgodfrey5751]

@@marcalvarez4890 Exactly. They also gove me crap for spending time maintaining my bikes. I still have a 24" dirt jumper from 2007 that I've let my nephew use

[@marcalvarez4890]

@@ericgodfrey5751 Good for you. I gave my first loved bike to an 8 year old kid i lived by. I dont know if he appreciated how much it meant to me, but at least i passed on the possibility of creating another rider.

[@justinhaymond969]

Everyone said the same to me when I bought my $1300 bike. Except for my step dad who thought I was going to pay more because he used to ride bikes a lot agreed that that was a very low price for really good bikes.

[@Lawrie_mtb]

ha I get told my £170 pound bike is very expensive and one of the best

[@frcat8599]

The bolts alone on these bikes probably cost more than my whole mtb👍

[@utharkruna1116]

I have an entry level GT Zaskar, so yeah.

[@markdavis8430]

Same bro

[@PaladinofRealm]

the alutech bolts are titanium, so maybe yeah ;D

[@reggin_spelt_backwards]

Apart from the titanium one; they are the exact same bolts.....

[@rubrencastrodumaual3077]

lol not so much

[@computerbob06]

You had a feature recently (with Neil) about the cost of MTB's these days and one of its conclusions was that only the very expensive bikes get promoted on KZbin etc!.......... And now here we are!........ Hopefully the next video will be about the best cheaper bikes (no not 2-3k) and I don't mean £1000 hard tails!?

[@dogwomble]

I do think cheaper bikes do not always get love. Don't get me wrong, if I had that sort of money doing nothing, I would definitely drop it on a decent full-sus. But when I did my last bike purchase, it was a 2014 model Malvern Star Switch 29-7 (not a very popular brand outside of AU/NZ it seems) which was at the time an $AU800 bike that I've upgraded over the years to have better fork, dropper post and 1x as I've needed it and had the budget. It might not be all singing and all dancing, but still very much runs and suits the type of riding I like to do. I would love to see more love for the budget-friendly options because, while they're not all-singing and all-dancing, there are plenty of decent options still for those on a budget and you can still have a lot of fun with them.

[@dystopiaisutopia]

MTBs

[@TastyChevelle]

For the Huhn bike, "additive manufacturing" = "3d printing." It truly is the future when we can 3d print our bikes out of titanium.

[@jacobd8826]

That Alutech frame looks insanely awesome!

[@PrinceCbass]

I bought my first trek hardtail for $750 and I thought that was outrageous. This was when a fully speced FS was $8k. Within a couple of years that top price had jumped to $12k but was all carbon fiber (wheels, bars, cranks, etc) and that was probably around 2012-2014. So prices haven't really gone up so much but the amount of bikes to choose from has multiplied many times and the technology has also increased with lighter carbon, electronic shifting and weight reduction thought impossible. I now own 4 bikes: Litespeed gravel@ over 5k, Ridley Fenis at over 5K, Trek top fuel @ over 5k and on old Rocky mountain that has been relegated to grocery getter @ over $1k. And I didn't pay full retail for any of them.

[@PaladinofRealm]

i got an alutech myself, and props to the dude, they ride crazy good

[@daveybmtb]

The muc-off painted Yeti sb5. Hugely outdated now and is for sale for 20k on their website🙄

[@bmichfrr]

I was going to say that

[@rushclovis3178]

when a yeti is more expensive than my 4 y/o car 💀

[@seanhutton7155]

I am a bit upset that Yeti didnt make this list . I have spent over 10k building my Yeti sb6 and who is winning the 2022 Ews world champs as i right this message.....YETI.......

[@pidcoemw85]

I’m well over 12k into my yeti sb150 at this point and have zero regrets. I could have spent close to 1/10th of this cost and still had a bike that would have scooted me down the trail just fine for 90% of what I ride. At the end of the day it all comes down to what you want to spend your pennies on. There are fantastic bicycles at price points from low all the way to ludicrous. For me and my riding needs/wants, this made sense.

[@Tony.795]

The issue with these high prices are the ludicrous profit margins the manufacturers are getting. There's just no logical way that a mountain bike costs more than a brand new dirt bike. The components are mostly very cheaply made in the far east, even the best fox or rockshox forks and shocks. A KYB factory mx fork is about a grand more than a Fox 40. That price difference is quite small if you take into account that an mtb fork is way easier to make than an mx fork and Fox is made in Taiwan.

[@saturupiah5940]

I hear you. I have 5 bikes and 2 of them are more expensive than my car. They’re also used a lot more than my car. Top bikes make you feel good don’t they?

[@jamesbridges1107]

That is idiotic to spend that much money for a bike made in Taiwan😂😂😂

[@pidcoemw85]

@@jamesbridges1107 still riding it, still loving it. Don’t care where it’s made if it works well!

[@curtisamos1615]

I raced for cannondale in the 1980s....no suspension.....great times.....very light and responsive....awesome in the corners...excellent climbing...short seat stays....means great at climbing 👍

[@adminjustbrilliant]

Muc offs bikes 20 grand each!😱😱

[@menghinleong607]

Oh ya the Muc Off Yeti SB5.5 valued at SGD350000

[@jettdiff5788]

@@menghinleong607 sian, all i can afford is polygon siskiu 😭

[@shanaiedelberg1428]

@@jettdiff5788 dude that's pretty good, I can't even buy a poligon, I have a Zenith Furi (may cost 1200usd the whole bike) Anyways it's very fun to ride!

[@rupedog]

They're really cleaning up with that price!🙄😬😂

[@johnroberts2681]

Was hoping they were gonna trail test them 😀 think the gold one would fold at the first pebble

[@kennethtemew8409]

it won't because it'll get stolen before being rode on.

[@I-Love-Taylor-Swift]

Hope is my favourite bike on this list. Definitely would consider one if I could afford it!

[@ANTheWhizkid]

Stingray skin eh? Hey that reminds me on my dream about a wallet made of real bumblebee fur.

[@Night_Diver81]

LoL!

[@kevinkruegar6802]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ithroz]

😂 bahahaha

[@Ammotive28]

Sounds like a sweet wallet

[@stratis722]

@@Ammotive28 *_i see what you did there_*

[@goahead3995]

Not bragging but adding to this topic of discussion: I had 2015 Specialized S-Works Epic. Had that famous Rockshox RS-1 fork, and upgraded to Shimano Di2 electronic shifter. About $14k...

[@sutekaa]

Hardtail = like Full suspension = comment Which one do you have right now? Edit: upgrading my hardtail to a Rocky Mountain Instinct 👌

[@elijahpeach5823]

I recently got my full suspension giant stance 2021 and I love it 👍

[@antonsigurdarson2719]

Both, enduro full sus and a hardtail dirt jumper

[@reubenpatterson6746]

Full sus, boardman mtr 8.9 with a couple upgrades

[@whollyspokes3645]

3 Rocky mountain hardtails 2 Rocky mountain full sus I like them equally

[@utharkruna1116]

That gold one 😂😂😂

[@The_RC_Dude]

Martin: The cost: €16k (9:46) Me: I'm willing to bet those bars alone cost more than my bike XD

[@isaacbrooks5999]

I have a stunning Ragley that I built up. Love that bike. The frame was $399. I'm not sure if I should feel ashamed or proud🤣

[@enduroman2834]

I bought the frame of a once 11k bike for a cool 1k and built it up with cheaper parts 😄

[@CaBdosdos]

Omg that Alutech is insane looking. The one E MTB I want to ride.

[@littlegoobie]

I'd like to see one of those production engineers do a cost analysis of ANY of these bikes. I'll bet the profit margins are shockingly high, meaning they've tagged on a massive luxury component to the price.

[@littlegoobie]

@@ThisIsTheMajor honors university degree in econ. how about you?

[@retardno002]

@@littlegoobie that is correct, however, the equipment needed to build everything in house is not cheap. It also lets you do QC on the spot on your own parts but that also costs time and therefore money. Higher labor costs in the west translate to these prices, I doubt the profit margin is that big but definitely increases the more you profit from that initial investment (which means the components which are made in Asia for a lot less are indeed luxury priced but that money goes to the big boys like Sram and Shimano who spend more on marketing and design than on manufacturing).

[@kysersose7307]

I still shred my fairly stock 2017 Santa Cruz Bronson CC XO1 group set and I still love this bike. I see no reason to change.

[@ogreen8475]

Polygons are just as good as alot of those bikes and they are really fair priced!

[@ddswordsaint5]

Damn super surprised that you didn't put Cannondale up there, wow interesting

[@petergriffin4629]

I think you should do it again, but for bikes from the past. Like I can just remember seeing all those crazy bikes that people came up with in the late 90s and early 2000s. Also the first carbon fibre experiments etc etc.

[@marcalvarez4890]

My old Trek Y SL 22 was $2500 in 1998. It was the second most expensive bike they sold. The most being the Y SL 33 at about $3000. Accounting for inflation, my bike would cost $3800 today. That money today wouldn't buy Trek's medium priced bikes. Bikes have gotten both high tech and also very over priced.

[@curtisamos1615]

I raced for cannondale in 1988...my university bike team was outfitted with cannondale bike and ⚙....my knees still nurt when it gets cold

[@otisjordan5613]

You forgot the new LEvo with its 14.5k price tag Also, the people complaining about this price tag shoul just buy what fits their budget. These are not really made for the average mountainbiker, you'd waste your money anyway, it's diminishing returns after midrange anyway. Except if you love the tech and stuff, which I do.

[@Konzuug]

To be honest what motivates me the most to work hard in uni is to get a well paying job so I can maximise n=n+1. A never ending pursuit :D

[@carlstanton2550]

I've never been to uni and still follow the n+1 life... Finance! 😂🤷

[@sthr2110]

After many years of owning $6K-$10K bikes, I now own one that I purchased used, for $1K (a SC Tallboy LT aluminum). I have timed myself on several bikes I've owned, on the same courses, and discovered I am 99% as fast on the "cheap" bike as I was on the expensive bikes...so no more expensive bikes for me! At the end of the day, it comes down to the rider, more than anything, and the expensive bikes are just dumb (unless you are sponsored or a racer). A $50 purse holds makeup, money and a cell phone just as well as a $5K Louis Vuitton (not that I own any purses, lol)!

[@DocHolliday3841]

Geez.. I'm just getting into MTB for fitness reasons & I started watching these videos. I though my $460 Haro was the Rolls Royce of bikes...🙁

[@tonikronpass_15]

Hahahaha

[@topspot4834]

If it is to you, it is

[@TikeMyson69]

For fitness you don't need anything better.

[@ginvt]

For fitness you should buy a heavier and cheaper bike from supermarket .XD

[@charpayn1915]

You missed the new turbo Levo! it starts at 13000$ and the s-workd edition is 15000$

[@briand8862]

You'd think all the issues with sensors and diagnostics in modern vehicles would keep cyclists away from all that nonsense. So much for keeping it simple, functional and easy to fix.

[@CPD0123a]

Meanwhile in gravel people are swapping to mechanical disks and friction shifters so that they can make the most reliable bikes possible that can be repaired 30 miles from the nearest town.

[@oakleyorbit]

I spent 5,000 on my bike and everyone thought I was nuts! they weren’t wrong, but any where up of 10k that’s insane.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

No mention of Pole because they have stopped sponsoring? Come on! If this gold oddball from 2013 counts, the beryllium experiments from back in the 90s are worth mentioning.

[@Kaspurr84]

The side profile of a supercaliber is just amazing

[@ryanjonsson]

What about the sworks turbo levo sl founders edition? That thing was about 18000

[@mannster1090]

A lot of people i see with expensive bikes can't ride for shit

[@0kojack0]

Most people* 🤣👍🏻

[@igormarinkovic1531]

truee

[@davidbronstein2040]

Too many people assume that they need a good bike, when they really need to get better at riding to get any use out of their bike.

[@Nick_CF]

Seen some pretty fancy pants bikes out on the trails this past weekend. All being controlled with locked elbows and hard mouth breathing...sad

[@dystopiaisutopia]

Ok cool story

[@kotelettschweiss7811]

The nicolai stuff seems pretty expensive aswell. Just take the belt driven ebikes and you’re good to go

[@Humtuk]

how is the limited edition ARC not on the list?!

[@vieuxacadian9455]

Anything over 2K is a boutique bike !!!!! I was around when DH bikes had apehangers and bannana seats . Scars and man card earned when G fisher and the like were young pioneers.

[@Bjrb_04]

You should also Check out Fracebike wich is a beautiful and really expensive bike wich is More expensive then some bikes on this list

[@goahead3995]

My vote for the most over-priced brand goes to: Santa Cruz, by far.

[@indorider]

I have a '93 Kelin Adroit. The frame was $2500 new which would be somewhere around $4700 today. I guess not much has changed in the world of high-end bikes.

[@emlix1]

I had a 96 Klein Attitude that cost me around £6000 to build. In Australian dollars that would be well in excess of $20k nowadays. My ex GF was supposed to freight it out to Australia for me but instead she sold it to some bloke for £300. Which wouldn't have even bought the front wheel. Suffice to say, I had both of them killed.

[@abramtreadwell722]

Great example of the law of diminishing returns

[@michaelfawbert8773]

That Huhn Titanium bike is just naughty

[@jordidiego3391]

That alutech ebike is the best looking ebike ever. Even more than Forestal.

[@thesuperkat943]

Pretty sure the original Mondraker F-podium rr sl has all the production bikes beat easily at a cool 15k. Surprised you forgot about it. Came with carbon blades wheels like an Olympic time trial bike

[@MrPwede-qq7oj]

I think I’ve heard that “quit his job” story before.

[@jpg6482]

Nice vid! Am building up a Yeti and trying to not look at the total price - touching over 10k and a 6 month wait for some parts! But it will be a dream bike for me and a Yeti, so worth it right?! My wife wouldn’t agree 😂

[@pidcoemw85]

Just over 12k into mine. Still have no regrets. My wife is happier now too since the divorce is almost finalized after she found the build sheet cost. 😂...kidding, but seriously don’t tell her how much I’ve spent on this thing.

[@seanhutton7155]

between 10_12 k on my yeti too guys and i have built it all up myself, thats with absolutely no labour costs involved just price of parts alone. It should be on this list or at very least it would be nice if Gmbn could at least mention Yeti at some stage.....

[@clxmity_vfx6655]

So jealous of those bikes😱

[@gbarnewall1]

I was playing around on the Nicolai bike configurator choosing middle of the road components and it ended up north of €8k and it was just the plain Jane G15 no gearbox or belt drive

[@b-manz]

The Hope and Unno bikes look like a bargain compared with the mass-produced big brand offerings.

[@markdavis8430]

Seriously never have the cash for one of these bad boys But nice to look at man! 11k Insane

[@justjordan8018]

My MTB head set is seazed cause of 2 years Corona lockdown on Trail Parks. I just rode it anyways, bearings will go byby, does not matter, no need for repairs.

[@Kingjay814]

Huh and here I was thinking I was crazy for looking at buying an Orbea OCCAM demo bike for a couple grand

[@dahlaihuuanderson1497]

To make the e bike more expensive, you could put fox’s live suspension in it

[@markbenn1907]

Just can’t understand these bikes so insane

[@masonrobins4105]

I've been waiting for this!

[@raymondbrocklesby2264]

There was a Mucoff bike that i cant find online anymore, clocking in at a very cheap 29 grand canadian if i remember correctly

[@ttoussaint]

I'd love to see Sam Pilgrim send a stair set of Doom with that Golden Bike.

[@rafe7678]

Me who has one of the older specialized epics..... I have the 2014 edition, and it has aged amazingly, still rides beautiful. I've forgotten how much I payed for it though lol

[@bananasstuff3344]

When?

[@knightstemplar6243]

The cost of some of those bikes are just obscene it comparable to buying a Ferrari Not many people can afford those bikes

[@markstorer7204]

Trek supercaliber xx1 reminds me of my old AMP B3.... not so cutting edge really...

[@ricjuk]

Suddenly I don't feel so bad about the order I just put in for an HB130 full build (non FR version)....

[@badlarry172]

show off😉

[@anthonydefe8482]

Maxxis tires on everything!

[@dylan-5287]

And here I am on my vitus mythique just happy to have a FS haha. Some crazy prices!

[@simonbeck753]

How a out the specialized turbo Levi founders edition. 20000 CAD

[@fatbikedaddy8644]

This list makes the 13K look like value propositions... take my money Trek !

[@falk.r.h8963]

Antidote bikes are also very expensive

[@ikerteuscher]

Definitively missed that brand on the list. Awesome looking frames.

[@desavagegamer1945]

Most of the Pivots are really expensive as well.

[@mtbarty2077]

I’m very surprised the Muc-off yeti isn’t on here

[@nicksknives7777]

Trail 429 looks sick!

[@vincentprost5623]

There's also the Louis Vuitton's bike that cost around 20/25 000 €

[@teogamingpro4890]

Hey where is the mucoff yeti it costs 23.000$

[@allanm.corrales6204]

Imagine Living in costa rica where all of those cost the doble of the price here. That first trek is sold for $16500 in here

[@RomansDowntime]

On the one hand these bikes remind you some people think they need to go into debt for a bike. On the other hand.... cool

[@log10xp]

Giant Bikes are the best bang for buck...rest are all fashion more than form

[@ansparaco]

Scott Genius Ultimate, my baby 🤙

[@teemu3370]

Ashton is alive!

[@phabletfortyfour3457]

Could u maybe add a few more camera shot changes its really nice to watch

[@sandywatson1082]

So the Hope 130 a bargain as well its British Fly the Flags whenever you can, I pick mines up next week :)

[@rupedog]

Law of diminishing returns in extreme....as good or bettet riding bikes for half or less... Problem I found with an expensive bike is being to precious with it and not able to fully enjoy it...to much to loose if crash it, and costs a fortune to maintain spec as bits wear/break

[@ignaciosevil1944]

The slash has options for 12 or 13 I believe

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Doesn’t matter what it cost, it’ll still get chucked on the floor amongst the rocks. That’ll cause some tears! It’s a bit obscene there’s a market for these when we live in a country with children starving.

[@immersokinawa4666]

I recently bought an iron horse azure sport 2008 for $130. New chain, grips and cranks for another $70. The bike is awesome, rides like new and I raz the absolute crap out of it. I cant imagine a better bike let alone spending 2k and upwards. 10k wtf surely thats just for.the pros.

[@madjh8]

Happy not to see my bicycle in this list (Yeti), that means I have pay the right amount of money The one I like it is the Uno and the trek for their system.

[@BikeTripBro]

No Santa Cruz? In my country, it's the most expensive bike that is buyable on local store.

[@battistaverardi1240]

Besides the gold bike I will put my Jamis Dakar ( expert ) up against any of them. Mine is custom built with full shimano XTR components and the frame is 7005 ( triple gauge) aluminum the best material on the face of this planet in my opinion. It also has the award winning MP2 suspension which is arguably the best ever made. I could go into all the specs but that would make this comment to long. And BTW it’s worth just over 10 grand.

[@vtecmossy]

I have seen hope frame sets and components included for 2200 not 4400 Considering what goes into them there not the most expensive out there

[@charlyallgaier4298]

Take a look at the revel bike of flowriderracing

[@j.l.5966]

Builds solid gold $1 million dollar bike. Specs BB7 mechanical brakes.

[@hubitron76]

Surprised there is no antidote 🤙

[@stefannantz]

Would love to see a video like that on 160mm+ frames only

[@bradyallen8608]

You should have done the cannondale scalpel HI MOD ultimate

[@calumevans1160]

The s works is so over priced but doesn't stop me wanting it any less

[@bonzsk]

I was thinking that we'd surely see Antidote bikes here... really expensive but sooooo goooood performance thorugh their entire line up

[@zediminer8921]

I have the sid select on my 2,5k carbon hardtail...

[@camatis9661]

Insane!