Is the Planet X Carbon 6800 Ultegra for £900 the steal ?

Is the Planet X Carbon 6800 Ultegra for £900 the steal ?

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Herman Toothrot

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6,702 posts

197 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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The steal it appears to be? Just came through in email full carbon & Ultegra for £899 - I didn't need a new road bike but I now possibly do as it seems absurdly cheap???

TheLemming

4,319 posts

264 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Yep....

I've been looking at it...

The wheels and finishing kit aren't great but they are useable. Think of it as Frame + Gruppo for £900 and you cant go wrong.

mcelliott

8,626 posts

180 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Just do it, you won't regret it. Brilliant bikes. st I've just realised - where I live we are VAT exempt and I could get nearly £200 knocked off that price!!

mie1972

175 posts

152 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Mine ordered yesterday - being delivered next week :-)

MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

206 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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If you were considering upgrading your bike to Ultregra, It's worth buying it if only to swap the groupset onto your current bike and put the 105 stuff on that onto the Planet X, effectively getting an 8kg winter beater for £400.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/ultegr...

If they did them in a frame size larger than midget I would have done it already.

Herman Toothrot

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6,702 posts

197 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Hum to add to this deal the bike counts but can't be claimed in the 4 for 3 deal anyone want anything that qualifies - carbon wheelsets or similar? If an order could be placed getting a £500 wheel set for free ...

Edited by Herman Toothrot on Sunday 7th December 12:14

mie1972

175 posts

152 months

Saturday 13th December 2014
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Mines arrived :-)


TheLemming

4,319 posts

264 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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hora said:
party The BEST thing I did was ditch the FSA wheels and buy GP4000's/Ultegra wheels. Either those or the Superstar ones would do the trick. It amazed me how much better it made the bike feel even if the 'figures' aren't that much differnt on paper.
I'm guessing they are about half a KG lighter as well - big difference in feel.

Skyedriver

17,661 posts

281 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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Herman Toothrot said:
The steal it appears to be? Just came through in email full carbon & Ultegra for £899 - I didn't need a new road bike but I now possibly do as it seems absurdly cheap???
link?

GaryGlitter

1,925 posts

182 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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Skyedriver said:
link?
It's been on the PX homepage for a week.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPULT6800/planet...

mikees

2,745 posts

171 months

Skyedriver

17,661 posts

281 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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GaryGlitter said:
Skyedriver said:
link?
It's been on the PX homepage for a week.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPULT6800/planet...
Apologies GG
I've been out of cycling for more than a few yesrs now and keen to get back in. Hadn't heard of PX TBH.
More used to Scott/MSteel/Specialized/Cube/Colnago/Giant etc

the spec looks top dog really for the money, now for the first silly question, in my day, you measured the frame from bottom bracket to seat post and that was your size in inches. With the sloping top tube how do you compare and PX use XL,L,M,S etc....

Andy JB

1,319 posts

218 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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I bought one for my daughter in Nov. Frame & groupo is great quality for price & their own kit is also light & strong.

Some come with their Vision wheels for £200 which i think are better quality than my Fulcrum Quattros at twice the price.

Just remember the SRAM Rival specced bike is -£100 cheaper still than Ultegra and shaves 50g from the weight of Ultegra bike, is smoother too. I think this is why they are discounting Ultegra bikes as most are speccing SRAM.

I am not biased either as my Scott has Ultegra but i find the SRAM groupo smoother & lighter than Shimano.

Note their Alloy frames are lighter than many carbon bikes of 4 years ago.

Skyedriver

17,661 posts

281 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Missed my chance - now £1200.....
Will start looking after the Christmas Credit card recovers I think.
Was in Bikesport Darlo today (getting Sons new helmet) and there's some nice bikes about under the £1000 mark. I know you pay more for the name sometimes but Specialised seem to have some nice stuff out(Waits to be proved wrong).
I'm a long time out of cycling really, my Road bike is made of Reynolds tubing and MB is the heaviest Trek in the world.
No doubt there are some good s/h bargains on the bay if I am prepared to wait.

On a tech matter, am I better trying for a Carbon frame or an Aluminium one with Carbon forks which would be cheaper?

bakerstreet

4,755 posts

164 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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Andy JB said:
I bought one for my daughter in Nov. Frame & groupo is great quality for price & their own kit is also light & strong.

Some come with their Vision wheels for £200 which i think are better quality than my Fulcrum Quattros at twice the price.

Just remember the SRAM Rival specced bike is -£100 cheaper still than Ultegra and shaves 50g from the weight of Ultegra bike, is smoother too. I think this is why they are discounting Ultegra bikes as most are speccing SRAM.

I am not biased either as my Scott has Ultegra but i find the SRAM groupo smoother & lighter than Shimano.

Note their Alloy frames are lighter than many carbon bikes of 4 years ago.
Thats quite a can of worms you have opened there...

SRAM is certainly faster on a downshift, however I really do not think it is smoother.

Rumour has it Planet X is moving all their road bikes to SRAM equipped rather than Shimano. I am guessing that they have got a better purchase deal on SRAM groupsets Vs Shimano.

I personally think its a bad move. I really like SRAM, but I think SRAM is less popular. than Shimano.

TheLemming

4,319 posts

264 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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bakerstreet said:
Thats quite a can of worms you have opened there...

SRAM is certainly faster on a downshift, however I really do not think it is smoother.

Rumour has it Planet X is moving all their road bikes to SRAM equipped rather than Shimano. I am guessing that they have got a better purchase deal on SRAM groupsets Vs Shimano.

I personally think its a bad move. I really like SRAM, but I think SRAM is less popular. than Shimano.
Not even a rumour - It's been stated publicly

pembo

1,203 posts

192 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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TheLemming said:
Not even a rumour - It's been stated publicly
Where/when was that?

A friend is looking at getting a new bike in the new year so if it looks like they might be offering some deals to get rid of them I'll tell him to keep an eye out.

Barchettaman

6,282 posts

131 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Absolutely nothing wrong with Reynolds tubing!

I would reintroduce the steel bike into service over the winter months - no point getting something new & shiny covered in road crud at this time of year.

Plus, from February the Merln PR7 is back in stock, which is 100% of all the bike that any recreational cyclist would ever need, for £300:

http://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-performance-roa...


Barchettaman

6,282 posts

131 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Hora, I hear what you're saying. I can well imagine that the differences between high-end and budget mountain bikes are massive, and easily exposed on the trail where the bike is going to take a proper hammering.

Now - and this is just my opinion - I don't think that holds true quite so much for a road bike on the tarmac. As long as the thing fits, stops and shifts nicely, has a comfy saddle and decent rolling rubber, the differences, particularly for the recreational cyclist, are comparitively much smaller between bikes.

That Merlin sold out incredibly quickly in its first production run, and for good reason. It's a category killer, there is nothing to touch it for £300, you don't need to upgrade anything on it at all, and I wouldn't be surprised if a) the next load sell out just as fast, or b) they bump the price a bit. It's that good a deal, and it should be considered by anyone considering a 'modern' road bike for recreational use.

Cheers!

TwistingMyMelon

6,385 posts

204 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Barchettaman said:
Hora, I hear what you're saying. I can well imagine that the differences between high-end and budget mountain bikes are massive, and easily exposed on the trail where the bike is going to take a proper hammering.

Now - and this is just my opinion - I don't think that holds true quite so much for a road bike on the tarmac. As long as the thing fits, stops and shifts nicely, has a comfy saddle and decent rolling rubber, the differences, particularly for the recreational cyclist, are comparitively much smaller between bikes.

That Merlin sold out incredibly quickly in its first production run, and for good reason. It's a category killer, there is nothing to touch it for £300, you don't need to upgrade anything on it at all, and I wouldn't be surprised if a) the next load sell out just as fast, or b) they bump the price a bit. It's that good a deal, and it should be considered by anyone considering a 'modern' road bike for recreational use.

Cheers!
Have you ridden this Merlin bike ?