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New Bike Choice Advice
Hello,
I'm currently looking to upgrade from my Btwin Triban 3 road bike and I'm considering two options. First option is to buy a Canyon Ultimate CF SL 7.0. Second option is to buy a planet X RT-80 frame and custom build around that. They are roughly the same weight but the canyon is £260 more expensive. I could really use some opinions on whether I should get the Canyon or the Planet X? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Also if you can think of any other good bikes around £1400 to compete with these bikes please let me know.
Below are the parts I'm going to use for the custom build Planet X Bike:
Frameset: https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRPXRT80/planet-x-rt-80-carbon-road-frameset
Headset: https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HSNECB52/neco-373m-b52-tapered-headset
Stem: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/STPXCNC/planet-x-ultralight-cnc-stem
Bars: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HBPX7075CL/planet-x-road-bar-strada-compact...
Groupset: http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/shimano-105-5800-black-11-speed-double-gro...
Wheelset: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-rs010-alloy-clincher-wheelset/?lang=en&c...
Tyres: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-grand-prix-4000s-ii-folding-road-tyr...
Seatpost: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SPPXSL3DFA/planet-x-light-alloy-seatpost/?p...
Saddle: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fizik-antares-r7-mag-saddle/rp-prod13...|sCFKRWKX5_dc|pcrid|161850361596|pkw||pmt||prd|473850UK
Bar tape: http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do?method=view&n=3430&g=244884&p=229...
Thanks,
Ben
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Canyon.
If they've sorted out their customer service woes and delivery delays.
However, FWIW I upgraded my Triban 3 to a carbon bike with SRAM Force group, hated it, and went back to the Triban after 3 months. They only reason I'm not still on the Triban is that my commute is now partly offroad and it doesn't have the clearance for big tyres and mudguards. Cracking bike period, let alone for the money, consider doing a groupset upgrade on it (I went to 105, although the latest Tiagra would do the job too).
Thanks for all the replies I think I'm gonna get the Canyon
You can always transfer the group-set, wheels, bars, etc. to your new frame when the Canyon snaps....
Good point Filipe makes. Weight is less of an issue as you get stronger, and you just don't notice it after a while. Lack of stiffness on the other hand just annoying, and will only get more so as you get stronger. I'm a fan of Planet X and I'm not anti-carbon fibre, but cheap carbon frames are cheap for a reason. Go with the Canyon.
I had a canyon ultimate cf and a viner mitus, which is the same as the planet x rt 90.
I can say that the planet x lacks in stiffness and that @74kg with a 54 frame I can feel the BB flexing. Basically it sucks.
I have also an aluminium canyon ultimate al and it's much stiffer than the viner. I will not buy viner again.
Cheers,
Filipe Dias
I've just had delivered a Canyon Endurace CF9.
Can't comment on how it rides as its just been a quick spin up the road.
Spec is ace for the money.Full Ultegra and that springy carbon seatpost.Wheels are lightweight DT dicut.Claimed weight 7kg is a bit optimistic but probably 200/300 gram more.
Finish is spot on.Just one week from order,in stock,to delivery.
. £1750 all in.
The only negative is that you can't choose bar width or stem length but that's easily fixed.
The canyon is definitely the better bike.
Sensa Giulia for £1399, Ultegra plus you get free shoes and pedals https://www.merlincycles.com/sensa-giulia-g2-ltd-edition-shoe-pedal-deal...
You can also get another 3% back if using topcashback
ex demo KTM revelator with Ultegra but only in a 57cm http://www.flidistribution.co.uk/clearance---bikes/ex-demo-bikes/exdemo-...
I have an Ultimate CF SL frame. It's bloody brilliant. Get the Canyon. Or if you're not buying one in a sale and have lots of tools, buy a frame and build it yourself and save a few hundred. Plus their customer service has been excellent - answering my relentless web chats right away. Planet X meanwhile have been disappointingly slow on occasions.
The Canyon is nice.
I'd avoid planet X as it just seems like they look at a Taiwanese catalogue and order a bunch of frames with their name put on. Its just not the same level of care and involvement a bigger company like Canyon etc would do.
How about the Cannondale CAAD12? I love mine!
Me too but if the OP thinks 7.8kg is heavy he will need to seriously upgrade it.
I have, but I got put off by their heafty 7.8kg weight and with me prodominantley riding in Wales I need a lighter bike preferably.
I'm in South Wales (just outside Cardiff) and the Ribble works well for me. Plenty of hills where i live and ride. Shame their shop has closed, you couldve popped in to have a look. Canyon are good, looked at them but heared some horror stories around delivery and customer service that ultimately swayed me to Ribble.
Appreciate there are good and bad sides to every company, so i guess its going with what you feel is the best fit for you in the end.
7.8kg isn't hefty - it's only 1kg more than the bikes the pros ride. How much do you weigh?
https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-r872-black-ultegra-special-edition/
Had a look at Ribble?