Most expensive road bikes

Scott Foil Premium – £9,500 Scott offers a full range of their impressive Foil aero carbon road bikes. Top-end ones get premium kit and the highest grade carbon fibers while midrange ones use a more economical spec and a slightly heavier fiber blend that doesn’t detract too much from performance but saves an enormous amount of cash.

Cervélo’s ultra-exclusive R5ca is one of the lightest road frames currently available and is built in the US by company engineers – not factory workers. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most expensive at $9,800 for just the frameset

Cannondale Super Six EVO Ultimate – £8,800  Being the lightest in the world, with the best stiffness-to-weight is impressive. but the true beauty of evo is its balance of light with strong and stiff with smooth that is efficiency evolved. The weight of the frame is 695 gms.

Bianchi Oltre Dura Ace Di2 10sp Compact – £8,600 Bianchi is the world’s oldest bike manufacturing company still in existence, having pioneered the use of equal-sized wheels with pneumatic rubber tires in 1885. It was founded in Italy in 1885.

Specialized Venge S-Works Di2 – £8,500 The S-Works Venge’s competition-crushing combo of Tarmac-inspired stiffness and light weight with Shiv-inspired aerodynamics makes this pure race machine truly more bike than aero. Throw in a FACT IS 11r carbon frame plus Pro Tour-proven Shimano Di2 electronic components, and this bike will elevate you—and Team HTC-Highroad—to a whole new level.

Scott Plasma Premium – £8,300 Scott have only produced 20 of these Plasmas to dat. Designed with input from former Formula One aerodynamicist Simon Smart of Velo Science. The Plasma 3 joins a newer generation of molded carbon bikes that feature extensive component integration. The difference with the Plasma 3 is the mechanical simplicity and elegance of the integration.

Cannondale Super Six EVO Di2 – £7,600 In order to drop weight, Denk used a new EPS core (same foam as in your bike helmet) with a detailed layup schedule to eliminate any extra or misplaced material. Unlike most carbon frames, the 2012 SuperSix Evo forgoes bonded-in dropouts and forms the entire rear triangle as a single piece. This allows them to use continuous fibers throughout, which saves weight and increases strength.

Trek Speed Concept 9.9 – £7,500 The first of the new generation time trial bikes. The 9.9 is the highest level Speed Concept bike. It’s the flagship model; the poshest of the lot. That means it comes with SRAM’s top Red drivetrain and R2C (Return to Center) bar end shifters. The 9.9 is the highest level Speed Concept bike. It’s the flagship model; the poshest of the lot. That means it comes with SRAM’s top Red drivetrain and R2C (Return to Center) bar end shifters.

Bianchi Oltre Super Record 11sp Double– £7,500 Super-light, streamlined, performing. A result achieved thanks to the carbon frame fabricated through the innovative X-Tex technology, that increases rigidity while limiting the weight. To push your limit far beyond.