Most expensive early 90's mtb?

[Elev12k]

No idea how much guilder/GBP exchange rate was in early 90s, but virtually the Phoenix would be 5000 GBP according to XE converter. You could buy a small car for the same money.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Maybe a better guide is the mainstream brands

Marin Titanium FRS was $4450 1993
Raleigh John Tomac Signature $6250

 

[kaiser]

There was a muddy fox for £5K IIRC

 

[Steve Kish]

My Alpinestars Al-Mega XT was reputed to have cost about £1400 in 1991 but AFAIK, the Klein Attitude was the millionaire's bike back then.

 

[SouthCoastRetro]

Klein still is, isnt it? (I mean the ones for sale on here, not the Trek monstrosities)

 

[mattbrown]

What about that berylium (I think that was it) framed one about 96ish

 

[sinnett177]

1991 Alpinestars ti-mega frame only £1900, frame with forks £2600. a snip at £3173 & £4342 respectively in today's money :shock:

 

[Elev12k]

WTB Phoenix SE >>

The Ti edition would have set the Phoenix buyer financially even more back.

They were more expensive than about any Klein ...and still are.

A YETI ARC AS with Ringle everything, Grafton, XTR and Tioga disc wheel could have been in about the same league, from cost perspective.

 

[FairfaxPat]

The Fisher Alembic was going to cost $6000.00 in 1992, but the company changed hands and only 7 were built before the project was abandoned by the new owners. The Lawwill rear suspension was used and the frame mold was built by Toray in Japan at a cost of $80,000.00 I owned and restored one of these bikes-here it is.

 

[FluffyChicken]

My Alpinestars Al-Mega XT was reputed to have cost about £1400 in 1991 but AFAIK, the Klein Attitude was the millionaire's bike back then.

Oh how marketing so works
Attitude is the cheap bike btw
1993 Klein Attitude (XTR version) 1993 $2650
1993 Klein Adroit (XTR version) 1993 $3650