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WX-R Vorteq track bike targets Tokyo: Can $80k+ buy your way to an Olympic medal?

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The WX-R Vorteq just might be the most expensive track bike ever, at a staggering £25,000… for the frame alone. Once you add a fork, wheels, integrated bar/stem, and full carbon saddle, the cost for a complete bike shoots north of £60,000 (or roughly $80k USD). The bike is aimed specifically for performance at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

WX-R Vorteq T1 Track Bike for Tokyo Olympics 2020

The 2020 Olympic Games are approaching quickly, and everyone is rolling out the latest track bike tech for your enjoyment – and astonishment at the cost. The WX-R Vorteq is also referred to as the T1 or Tokyo Edition Track Bike, and packs some impressive technology to go along with its astronomical price tag.

Two frame sizes are available – Small and Medium.

Adding a fork will cost you another £5,000. It’s an entirely non-standard item, using custom ultra-narrow 12mm x 32mm O.L.D. spacing. This might leave you wondering what wheels are compatible with such a fork…

…and lucky for you, WX-R offers two options. You can choose either a four-spoke front or a solid disc – either costing a cool £6,000. We’re awaiting details for the rear-end of the bike, but it appears that any standard track wheel will work.

For bars, you’ll need their Tokyo Track Edition integrated handlebar and stem, for only £10,000.

The bar width measures a super-narrow 30cm, paired with a unique super-shallow drop.

The seat post topper has two options – fixed or adjustable – either costing £3,000.

If you opt for the fixed seat post, you’ll need to get your hands on their special WX-R saddle, for an additional £3,000.

When it’s all said and done, the conservative cost for a complete bike starts around £60,000, or roughly $80,000 USD. We don’t yet have word on which teams will be using them in Tokyo, but the bike already has full UCI approval.

WX-R.com

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Nigel
Nigel
4 years ago

Noone is supposed to buy one. The team using them wants to be the only with the tech. To race at the Olympics the bikes must be available for sale. A ridiculously high price means no other team with pay and ensures exclusivity.

TruckNutZ
TruckNutZ
4 years ago
Reply to  Nigel

Exactly

Greg Kogut
Greg Kogut
4 years ago
Reply to  Nigel

That logic doesn’t work, though. Because it costs far more to develop your own bike from scratch. Hundreds of thousands to millions in design and tooling.. If any given bike were indeed the fastest, $80K wouldn’t be a big deal at all.

Fir
Fir
3 years ago
Reply to  Greg Kogut

I think maybe they have a reason why this bike is expensive.. Because this bike special for Malaysia track cyclist and they don’t want to other peaple copy the same thing like they have.. So make a price expensive for protect they technology.. That’s I’m right?

Veganpotter
Veganpotter
7 months ago
Reply to  Greg Kogut

3yrs later and they’re not selling it. The logic behind the bike is keeping it exclusive and following the UCI rules by claiming its for sale.

Markymark
Markymark
4 years ago

SHOW ME THE (deleted) DRIVESIDE

Pete
Pete
4 years ago

30cm bars for mass start?
Um, you gotta stay upright to win.
How much for wider bars?

Josh
Josh
4 years ago
Reply to  Pete

With their price structure? $7500. Minimum. Plus the blood of your firstborn.

Hobbanero
Hobbanero
4 years ago

Looks more like a digital rendering than a real bike.

Fred Gravelly
Fred Gravelly
4 years ago

Looks like you have to supply your own $20 chain

neilwheel2015
4 years ago

Vaporware, pure and simple…

Nani Lane
Nani Lane
4 years ago

For 80,000 dollars they could at least photograph it from the correct side.

Josh
Josh
4 years ago

A $25,000 frame from a company that can’t even hire a CAD guy who knows how to model (or download) a chain and chainrings? Hard pass.

peterchong
peterchong
2 years ago

Yes. In an interview on Malaysian tv, Azizul himself said that the price was set to discourage purchase so they can keep the tech within. But to get UCI approval, the bike must be available for purchase by the public. Hence the price.

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