Is the Planet X Carbon 6800 Ultegra for £900 the steal ?
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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.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/ultegr...
If they did them in a frame size larger than midget I would have done it already.
hora said:
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 said:
link?
It's been on the PX homepage for a week.http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPULT6800/planet...
GaryGlitter said:
Skyedriver said:
link?
It's been on the PX homepage for a week.http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPULT6800/planet...
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....
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.
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.
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?
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?
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...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.
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.
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 publiclySRAM 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.
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...
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...
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!
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!
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 ?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!
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