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  • July 15, 2017 at 7:59 pm #897225
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    kil0ran

    Canyon.

    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).

    July 15, 2017 at 6:37 pm #897223
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    Chris Hayes
    BenBilly wrote:
    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….

    July 15, 2017 at 5:38 pm #897221
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    BenBilly

    Thanks for all the replies  I

    Thanks for all the replies  I think I’m gonna get the Canyon

    July 15, 2017 at 1:12 pm #897219
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    drjohn

    Good point Filipe makes.

    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.

    July 15, 2017 at 12:56 pm #897217
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    srchar
    BenBilly wrote:
    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.

    7.8kg isn’t hefty – it’s only 1kg more than the bikes the pros ride. How much do you weigh?

    July 15, 2017 at 11:20 am #897215
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    khaostik

    I had a canyon ultimate cf

    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

    July 15, 2017 at 10:54 am #897213
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    joeegg

    I’ve just had delivered a

    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.

    July 15, 2017 at 7:49 am #897211
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    Lincolndave

    The canyon is definitely the

    The canyon is definitely the better bike.

    July 15, 2017 at 6:16 am #897209
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    skwarczek
    BenBilly wrote:
    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.

    July 15, 2017 at 6:12 am #897207
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    ibr17xvii

    Scheißenberg wrote:

    Scheißenberg wrote:
    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.

    July 15, 2017 at 12:59 am #897205
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    Anonymous

    Sensa Giulia for £1399,

    Sensa Giulia for £1399, Ultegra plus you get free shoes and pedals https://www.merlincycles.com/sensa-giulia-g2-ltd-edition-shoe-pedal-deal-99303.html

    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—2017-ktm-revelator-5000—57cm

     

    July 14, 2017 at 11:40 pm #897203
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    part_robot

    I have an Ultimate CF SL

    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.

    July 14, 2017 at 8:52 pm #897201
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    Scheißenberg

    The Canyon is nice.
    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!

    July 14, 2017 at 8:22 pm #897199
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    BenBilly

    I have, but I got put off by

    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.

    July 14, 2017 at 7:21 pm #897197
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    skwarczek

    https://www.ribblecycles.co

    https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-r872-black-ultegra-special-edition/ 

     

    Had a look at Ribble?

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