Planet X superlight bikes
Discussion
Anyone come across these before?
http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Onlin...
Monocoque carbon frame with dura ace shifters, derailleurs, etc for £1000? Apparantly, the guy who won the UCI nationals used one of their frames a few years ago?
Thinking of getting one..... Most of the Colnago, etc carbon frames seem to be made in a handful of Taiwanese factories these days, and this has similar geometry, so why pay for the name?
http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Onlin...
Monocoque carbon frame with dura ace shifters, derailleurs, etc for £1000? Apparantly, the guy who won the UCI nationals used one of their frames a few years ago?
Thinking of getting one..... Most of the Colnago, etc carbon frames seem to be made in a handful of Taiwanese factories these days, and this has similar geometry, so why pay for the name?
Planet X = The best of taiwanese stuff = excellent valur for money.
I think a french dude runs them from memory, always had good reputation, however being Taiwanese, results can vary, so buy with your eye on whether you should maybe go for a bigger name like Trek, for example (who do the best carbon frames out there).
I think a french dude runs them from memory, always had good reputation, however being Taiwanese, results can vary, so buy with your eye on whether you should maybe go for a bigger name like Trek, for example (who do the best carbon frames out there).
There is only one Planex-X; run by former(?) triathlete Dave Loughran.
Unbeatable value carbon tri, road and track frames plus well thought-out stems, bars and other finishing kit topped-off with a nice range of carbon wheels.
My 105-built tri bike was £1,200, plus £450 for the wheels; couldn't be done for much less than £2,000 from any 'big name'.
Frame quality is as good as any Taiwan-made monococque and the design was good enough for Cadel Evans to ride in Le Tour last year, albeit with someone else's stickers on.
I haven't ridden a Superlight, but by all accounts it's a nice frame and again, the value is hard to argue against.
I like 'em, in case you haven't guessed that by now...
Unbeatable value carbon tri, road and track frames plus well thought-out stems, bars and other finishing kit topped-off with a nice range of carbon wheels.
My 105-built tri bike was £1,200, plus £450 for the wheels; couldn't be done for much less than £2,000 from any 'big name'.
Frame quality is as good as any Taiwan-made monococque and the design was good enough for Cadel Evans to ride in Le Tour last year, albeit with someone else's stickers on.
I haven't ridden a Superlight, but by all accounts it's a nice frame and again, the value is hard to argue against.
I like 'em, in case you haven't guessed that by now...
Nick_F said:
hughjayteens said:
I am about to order one through our ride2work scheme - can't wait!
Looks like the best bang per buck at the moment.
Not if you're on the Halfords scheme, you're not. Halfords and Planet-X/On-One have had a falling-out, apparently.Looks like the best bang per buck at the moment.
Nick_F said:
The Lynskey-built Ti version of the P-X Superlight scores 10/10 and wins a group test hands down in the June 220 magazine that has just dropped on my desk.
£2k with Dura-Ace, though...
Cool. It should be on my dormat at home. I've just bought the £1000 bike they offer, although will swap out the compact chainset for something stiffer. The bike isn't that stiff for large riders, as they've used low modulus carbon, but as you get what you pay for, it's a good start!£2k with Dura-Ace, though...
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