Trail mountain bikes have to be able to climb like a cross country bike and descend like an enduro sled, unfortunately this best-of-both-worlds approach doesn’t always come cheap.
We’ve grouped together a bunch of bikes that are reserved for lottery winners only. It’s worth saying that cheaper builds are available of all these bikes, but we’re only here for the most exclusive kit.
Here are 10 of the most expensive trail mountain bikes:
Felt Virtue FRD $12,499.00 (£10,378)
The Felt Virtue FRD is the most expensive trail bike by quite some margin. The bike is wheeled from Felt’s no-holds-barred Racing Development scheme and comes with the unique Equilink suspension.
It’s the only bike here that’s plumped for the full electronic shifting (hence the price). Are you willing to take the digital plunge?
Yeti SB 5C XX1 Eagle Turq $10,499 (£8,700)
The Turq series takes Yeti’s super light frames and makes them even more so. There should be no noticeable difference in terms of stiffness but the Turq is claimed to be between 250-350 grams lighter depending on model and size.
The 5C takes everything great about the EWS winning 6C (including the Infinity link) but squeezed down into a more compact package.
Intesnse Spider 275C FTY – £8,700
Your image of Intense may be coloured by the wild downhill days of Palmer and Hill, but they also make some well-mannered and plush trail bikes too. Top of the range is the Speider 275C FTY.
Adjustable travel, full carbon and Intense’s customary, killer good looks all go to making this a super-desirable bike.
