Stock, complete road bike: most expensive?

[doctornige]

I was looking at some bike porn today and suddenly wondered how much it was possible to drop on a road bike. Googling 'world's most expensive bike' yielded a gold and diamond-studded affair. This is not what I meant. Visiting the sites of some well-known makers reminded me that a truly expensive road bike would be a frame-up custom build, which would not represent a level playing field. Trying to identify the world's most expensive stock road bike was proving difficult.

So, I put to the test here. If you were to try to spend the maximum on a complete road bike (not a TT beast, just a roadie), which machine would you end up having adorn your wife's side of the bed?

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[derrick]

I'll have one of these.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Bianchi-Olt..._medium=Product_Search&utm_campaign=Froogle02

 

[Fast_Mark]

I don't think it's worth it by a long way, but the Specialized S-Works McLaren Venge is a bit pricy at £12k

I'm sure this can be topped though

ETA: Oooh, they've got my size in stock too

 

[ohnovino]

£9499.99 at Evans. I'd pay cash and then stand there waiting for my penny change

 

[PaulSecteur]

the Specialized S-Works McLaren Venge is a bit pricy at £12k


ETA: Oooh, they've got my size in stock too

Hmmm, Seems my size is out of stock. They just lost a sale there.

 

[smokeysmoo]

How about £25k?

http://www.factor001.com/gallery/the-bike

 

[compo]

Then they expect you to buy pedals extra.

 

[simon.r]

This one ain't cheap at £12,645:

http://store.ferrari.com/en/sports-...-for-ferrari-di2-bicycle-limited-edition.html

 

[doctornige]

Looks like the £25k beastie edges it. That's insane.

 

[cyberknight]

Looks like the £25k beastie edges it. That's insane.

Sure C+ test road that and said tbh it was not impressive handling or aero stakes, the split tubes creating turulance.

 

[accountantpete]

How about a runabout Moulton - yours for £10k! They have lost the pannier off this one.

 

[StuAff]

How about a runabout Moulton - yours for £10k! They have lost the pannier off this one.

That's a Double Pylon- £14,500 actually.....

 

[StuAff]

Not available as a stock bike, not that many really high-end framesets are, but the Cervelo R5ca (frameset £7.5k) would easily win by the time you've put Super Record EPS, Reynolds RZRs and a load of super-blingy finishing kit on it...

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Hmmm, Seems my size is out of stock. They just lost a sale there.

+1 mines out stock too :-( such a shame

 

[srw]

How about £25k?

http://www.factor001.com/gallery/the-bike

That appears to be a fantasy rather than a reality.

£18,300:
http://www.tandems.co.uk/products.php?plid=m3b0s1p148

£14,000:
http://www.tandems.co.uk/products.php?plid=m3b0s6p153