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« Reply #1605 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 00:05:27 »

hey gang, i've been looking at purchasing a new bike and came across this on planet-x
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPSRFOR/planet-x-pro-carbon-sram-race-limited-edition-road-bike

does anyone have any opinions regarding buying this over anything else?
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« Reply #1606 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 06:06:42 »

Good bike for the price. Nothing stands out as really top notch kit, nor does anything stand out for being low end. It's a good bike with lots of upgrade potential.

Personally I'd wait a bit longer - you are starting to get silly price drops as the 2015 bikes are being launched - for example

http://www.merlincycles.com/felt-z5-road-bike-2014-71850.html

http://www.merlincycles.com/colnago-ace-105-bike-2013-65846.html

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-venon-vr-road-bike-2014/rp-prod107025


In other news I'm think about an MTB upgrade - thinking about this to match by black/orange Felt road bike

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-six-60-2014/

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« Reply #1607 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 08:54:26 »

hey gang, i've been looking at purchasing a new bike and came across this on planet-x
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPSRFOR/planet-x-pro-carbon-sram-race-limited-edition-road-bike

does anyone have any opinions regarding buying this over anything else?
Yeah, its not a Triban!
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« Reply #1608 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 09:23:45 »

hey gang, i've been looking at purchasing a new bike and came across this on planet-x
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPSRFOR/planet-x-pro-carbon-sram-race-limited-edition-road-bike

does anyone have any opinions regarding buying this over anything else?

Mate has got a Planet X Pro-Carbon and is perfectly happy with it - from recollection his is Ultegra groupset.
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« Reply #1609 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 09:45:21 »

Mate has got a Planet X Pro-Carbon and is perfectly happy with it - from recollection his is Ultegra groupset.

that kinda makes a big difference  Grin
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« Reply #1610 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 09:56:59 »

Don't you have to be a professional to really notice all the differences, like making the bike half a pound lighter?  

Have to say though,  it's a tad annoying when my mtb decides to change gear without my input,  especially when out of the saddle  Cheesy
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« Reply #1611 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 10:14:04 »

Don't you have to be a professional to really notice all the differences, like making the bike half a pound lighter?  

It's not just about lightness - it's also quality

Have to say though,  it's a tad annoying when my mtb decides to change gear without my input,  especially when out of the saddle  Cheesy

This is easy enough to remedy 4D.
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« Reply #1612 on: Friday, August 15, 2014, 15:30:53 »

In terms of lightness my triban is 10.5 kg on a good day, anything new I get will be significantly lighter. Also the group set is naff and I struggle to change when going up a steep bit.

The Planet X ultegra 6800 is still pretty light and in the same bracket, however might just continue watching prices until the 2015's come out as Bewster suggests
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« Reply #1613 on: Monday, August 18, 2014, 06:41:08 »

The 2015 Ride London ballot is open this morning for those that want to register.
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« Reply #1614 on: Monday, August 18, 2014, 20:41:52 »

£58 seems a tad steep!
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Steep? It's f'ing vertical
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« Reply #1616 on: Monday, August 18, 2014, 21:04:16 »

You don't have to pay when entering the ballot though.
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« Reply #1617 on: Monday, August 18, 2014, 21:43:01 »

Its not too bad, last one I did was £55 due to it being for charity. Most of the events have a few free feed stations which need funding.
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« Reply #1618 on: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:20:16 »

Anybody have a cyclo-cross bike?

Have two road bikes at the moment (summer/winter), looking for something to replace current winter bike that'll also be able to handle a few trails, gravel tracks whilst being quick on road.

First thought was cyclo-cross bike. Then I saw Specialized have a new model, the Diverge, that looks like it might fit the bill.

Budget £800 ideally. Any thoughts?

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« Reply #1619 on: Monday, August 25, 2014, 19:05:04 »

In terms of lightness my triban is 10.5 kg on a good day, anything new I get will be significantly lighter. Also the group set is naff and I struggle to change when going up a steep bit.

The Planet X ultegra 6800 is still pretty light and in the same bracket, however might just continue watching prices until the 2015's come out as Bewster suggests

Re the bold bit, unless you upgrade to Di2 (wongalicious kit it is too), you will have gear change problems under load. Ease off the pedals slightly if changing when ascending, it helps to smooth it out.
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