The 30 Most Outrageously Expensive Bikes We’ve Ever Seen

Only 13 of these 24-karat gold fat bikes were made. They come with an emblem set of 600 black diamonds and 500 golden sapphires, an alligator-skin saddle, and a gold-plated water bottle.

Artist Damien Hirst used real butterflies on the frame and rims to create this design for Lance Armstrong at the 2009 Tour de France. Sotheby’s later auctioned the bike off for half a million.

Another bike customized for Armstrong at the 2009 Tour de France, this carbon-fiber bike features hand-painted designs by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara.

This collab between Trek and graffiti artist Kaws resulted in yet another special-edition Madone that Armstrong rode in 2009.

This 24-karat gold-plated bike is covered with 600 Swarovski crystals and topped with a Brooks saddle. It’s not solid gold, but you still shouldn’t leave it unattended on a bathroom break.

Decorated with 100 white diamonds and seven manmade 1-karat diamonds on its head badge, this one-of-a-kind road bike debuted after the Tour de France in 2005.

Cervélo partnered with the design brand Chrome Hearts on this racing bike with motorcycle-themed artwork, a leather seat, and a silver cross.

The famous jewelry company made this bike in the late 1890s. Restored in 2008 and then auctioned by Bonhams, it features ivory grips, a skirt guard, and a Tiffany monogram.

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Contrasting with 11,000 Swarovski crystals that bejewel the 24-karat gold-plated frame, this bike’s included frame pump, saddle, and chain lock are wrapped in python skin.

The ultimate in aero, Litespeed came out with this impressive frameset fusing carbon fiber and titanium alloy.

Billed as the most technologically advanced bicycle ever, its carbon-fiber frame comes complete with an electronic display and integrated LED lights.

Danish design engineer Phanuel Krencker unveiled this chrome and carbon-fiber luxury bike at the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS).

British engineering firm Beru built this smart bike with a touchscreen on the handlebar that monitors your biometric data, pulled from sensors around the bicycle.

Texas-based bike maker Kevin Saunders is obsessed with perfecting bike fit, and it shows in this one-off, customizable luxury model.

This one-off custom job from SAGE Titanium Bicycles debuted at the Sea Otter Classic in 2018 and weighs in at 13.2 pounds with a 54-centimeter frame.

One of the lightest bikes ever made, weighing only 11 pounds thanks to carbon braiding technology, this fixie has handmade frames that require manual assembly.

Another model from NAHBS in 2014, this concept bike features stainless-steel plate construction and a window into the headtube, where custom art moves as the wheel turns.

This tricked-out aero bike from Scott is designed to win triathlons, with wireless SRAM eTap shifting and an integrated hydration system.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the British bicycle maker Enigma released this a line of 20 handmade road bikes with bespoke frames and paint.

Gucci teamed up with Bianchi to offer this carbon-fiber flat-bar road bike, as well as a helmet retailing at $960, long-fingered gloves for $340, and a $115 water bottle.