How do they do it

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Just purchased a planet X carbon frame with part Ultegra group set for £999 . Paid £40 more for carbon seat post and stem and upgrade tyres and a few bits . ..That's got to be a £1800 bike ,how do they do it ? All the components are top notch ,nothing cheap on the bike .


http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPULT2/pl...

Edited by SILICONEKID343HP on Sunday 4th August 20:15

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Pulse said:

Saw that myself. Looks a very nice bike, but I'm not good enough on a bike to spend £1000 just yet!

Well I spent £600 on a Jammis with low end parts and it was to small ,heavy so sold it on Ebay ..got more money than I paid for it ..Those ebayers are crazy !

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Rouleur said:

They're being cheeky there IMO by stating "and we're not just giving you an Ultegra front mech, we're giving you a whole gearing system" when the chainset is actually from way down in the range. Okay, so it's technically not part of the 'gearing system', but the chainset is related to the gearing I'd say.

Anyway it's still damn good value. Enjoy!

If you spend around £50 more they upgrade the seat and handle bar stem to carbon ,supply much better tyres and upgrade for Gel tape .

Not sure what the chain set is but, did ask and he explained it`s equivalent to 105 . not heard of Shimano FC-R565 10 Speed Chainset





Frame: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Frame
Fork: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Fork
Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra FD-6700
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra FD-6700
Shifters: Shimano Ultegra 6700 STI Levers
Chainset: Shimano FC-R565 10 Speed Chainset
Crank length: 172.5mm
Chainrings: 50-34T
Bottom Bracket: BSA Bottom Bracket
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 6700 Cassette
Chain: Shimano Ultegra 6701 10 Speed Chain
Front Brake: Shimano BR-R561Road Brake Caliper / Black / Front / Short Reach
Rear Brake: Shimano BR-R561Road Brake Caliper / Black / Rear / Short Reach
Handlebars: Planet X Road Bar Strada Shallow Drop
Bar tape: Planet X Cork Handlebar Tape - Black or White
Grips: N/A
Stem: Planet X Superlight Team 3D Forged Stem 100,110,120,130 mm
Headset: FSA Orbit C Headset / 1 1/8inch / Black / Intergrated / 8mm
Wheels: Shimano R501 C24 Clincher Wheelset
Front Tyre: PXT RAGE Folding Road Tyre - 700c x 35mm
Rear Tyre: PXT RAGE Folding Road Tyre - 700c x 35mm
Inner Tube: Planet X Inner Tubes
Saddle: San Marco Ponza Arrowhead Saddle
Seatpost: Planet X Superlight Team 3D Forged AlloySeatpost
Seat Clamp: 34.9 mm
Mudflap compatible: No
Pannier rack compatible: No
Pedals: Available Separately
Bottle cage bosses: 1 set on size small, 2 sets on all other sizes
Number of Gears: 20
Weight: 8.04kg / 17.01lb

bike frame geometry

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okgo said:

They do it -

Group set they got huge discount on as its about to be superseded
Cheap brakes
Cheap wheels
Cheap bars, stem, post, bar tape
Cheap tyres

It's on the face of it very impressive but actually your you had 105 and better wheels and tyres the bike would ride much more nicely I would think

Nothing wrong with the wheels ,good enough for me .brakes work ok ,upgraded bars,stem and tape and tyres for a little extra.

It`s still good value .

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Would one of the bikes below for around 1k be a better deal .

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/bikes/q/planet_x_d...

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Thanks for your comments ,regarding The Ultegra bits on the bike does it matter if they are an old model ..?

Tried Evans cycles and other bike shops and they could not come close .

Is the chain set Shimano FC-R565 10 Speed equivalent to the 105?

Edited by SILICONEKID343HP on Wednesday 7th August 15:15

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TKF said:

Looking at the prices for spares the brakes and chainset seem to be more equivalent to 2300/Sora.

That's what makes the bike spec a bit weird imo. I'm sure it'll ride fine but as I said earlier I'd personally prefer full 105 to a mix of high/low end components.

They said it`s equivalent to a 105 .. Don`t think it belongs to a group set .


http://www.bicyclestore.com.au/shimano-compact-fc-...


http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Shimano-R565-105-equi...

Edited by SILICONEKID343HP on Thursday 8th August 20:05

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dirty boy said:

Just spotted the Sensa, £750

http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/bikes/road-b...

Anyone think that's a better deal than you'd get with Ribble etc?

Surely that's the best bike in that price bracket?

That bike is 9.1kg ,mine is only 8kg Mine has a carbon Seat stem and pro light handlebar stem so a bit lighter with the upgrade.