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Planet x Pro Carbon £799 Sram rival climbers gearing

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  • November 11, 2014 at 3:15 pm #22715
    gusm41

    What are peoples thoughts on this set up?

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  • November 15, 2014 at 11:04 pm #820559
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    backflipbedlem

    fitzey50 wrote:quick, buy it

    fitzey50 wrote:
    quick, buy it now before it go’s up :D

    Yea one thing about Planet-X bikes, is they change their prices so often!
    That if you see a deal and you want it, order it then and there, do not wait!

    I was getting my first ‘proper’ bike on cycle2work scheme.
    Had a full Ultegra 6800 Planet X Pro Carbon for £999. An absolute bargain!

    Had it on my screen for 2 weeks, no real reason not to place an order during that time. But the day I did finally place the order, I stuck it in the basket, then got distracted with doing work, then clicked buy now, and the price jumped up to £1,199, pushing it out of the cycle2work scheme, apparently they increased the price 20 mins before hand! Nothing they could do!
    Gutted! They did chuck in some carbon bottle cages to ease my pain!

    But the SRAM RIVAL has been great, no complaints!

    November 15, 2014 at 1:21 pm #820557
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    gusm41

    First ride today very
    First ride today very impressed. Fairly comfortable change of seat and tyres will make it even better.
    Feels fast love the sram rival groupset, overall very pleased.

    Now to get fit for the Etape Caledonia.

    November 13, 2014 at 5:51 pm #820555
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    gusm41

    Received today looks great
    Received today looks great and so light.

    November 13, 2014 at 5:21 pm #820553
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    fitzey50

    I know,,,,
    but i just can’t
    I know,,,,
    but i just can’t help it, its such a lovely gear 😀

    November 13, 2014 at 1:23 pm #820551
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    Daveyraveygravey

    fitzey50 wrote:I hardly use

    fitzey50 wrote:
    I hardly use the 34 on the front chain ring ( only for very steep hills ).
    using the 50 on the front and the 32 on the back gives you such a great sit down climbing gear for any hill around 7% you can just tap it out!

    Fitzey, that’s called cross chaining and is really bad for your chain. I’d drop down the cassette at least one cog maybe two, or use the small ring and stay in the middle of the cassette.

    Wish I hadn’t seen this thread. The Mrs just got a tax bill so had convinced myself I could do without the 1500 Cannondale or Canyon a bit longer… 🙁

    November 13, 2014 at 1:06 pm #820549
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    fitzey50

    I hardly use the 34 on the
    I hardly use the 34 on the front chain ring ( only for very steep hills ).
    using the 50 on the front and the 32 on the back gives you such a great sit down climbing gear for any hill around 7% you can just tap it out!

    November 13, 2014 at 11:50 am #820547
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    Shamblesuk

    Now £999 for Rival 22. 105
    Now £999 for Rival 22. 105 and Rival 10 speed still £799

    November 13, 2014 at 9:47 am #820545
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    gusm41

    Its bought and on its way.
    Its bought and on its way.

    November 13, 2014 at 9:24 am #820543
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    fitzey50

    quick, buy it now before it
    quick, buy it now before it go’s up 😀

    November 13, 2014 at 6:23 am #820541
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    IngloriousLou

    gusm41
    [quote=gusm41]link

    http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPRIV22C/planet-x-pro-carbon-sram-rival-22-road-bike%5B/quote%5D

    Thanks.

    The link in my email went to a 404.

    Great value, buy on cycle2work and it’s a steal.

    November 12, 2014 at 10:05 pm #820539
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    gusm41

    link
    http://www.planetx.co.uk
    link

    http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPRIV22C/planet-x-pro-carbon-sram-rival-22-road-bike

    November 12, 2014 at 9:41 pm #820537
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    IngloriousLou

    But it’s no longer available
    But it’s no longer available at that price, unless I’ve gone blind?

    November 12, 2014 at 7:43 pm #820535
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    gusm41

    It has a Sram Rival 22
    It has a Sram Rival 22 groupset on this one.

    November 12, 2014 at 7:27 pm #820533
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    vadido

    Looks good for the money. It
    Looks good for the money. It has an FSA chainset so they’ve saved money here and there. Regarding the frame, yes external cable routing and round tubes but some people prefer the more retro look. The wishbone rear stay should be nice and stiff.

    November 12, 2014 at 6:32 pm #820531
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    fitzey50

    I’ve had this bike for the
    I’ve had this bike for the last two years,
    this year i put the sram climbers kit on it and added campag zonda wheels and carbon seat post stem and handle bars,
    for the money its seriously light, (7.7kgish). I did tdf stage one and a hundred miler it wales this year and had no problems what so ever,
    as my cycling has got more serious i am about to upgrade to a canyon ultimate cf slx, its going to cost me a lot more money to get a bike thats less then 1kg lighter.
    I think this is a great starter sportive bike & with a few upgrades you will be leaving everyone behind!
    (apart from me on my new canyon 🙂 )

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