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lfcpower said:
Hmm, I like their road frames, the geometry is nice and you can have a matte black option with minimal/blacked out logos. They'll be getting their frames from the same factories in China/Taiwan like all the other companies I suspect and either having them built up over there and shipped, or doing that when they get here. Thanks for the insight though, something to think on. As you say the direct sales approach keeps their price point down, also the fact they don't seem to be sponsoring any pro teams or pushing themselves as a big brand etc

Glad your RT80 held a bit of value for you
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I did like the RT80, but compared to a decent aluminium it felt like ridding an elastic band.
PISKIE said:
Planet X do some good stuff. Another good budget brand is On One.

The bike industry, like surf, snow, and just about every outdoor sport are part of the consumer society where they want folk to buy new kit every year. So they have 'new season' stuff come in and some people just have to have the latest kit, so there are bargains to be had both in the 2nd hand market and with places like Tredz, Chain Reaction etc who sell off last year's models with big discounts.
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Planet X and On One.....same company.
Road bike, mountain bike
 
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PISKIE said:
Yeah effort required, but weight on a bike makes all the difference.

A heavy old clunker is a pig to ride, because it takes more effort to get the thing moving and longer to slow it down. When you think about the variance in speed you do on a bike, stopping, starting, slowing down, going up hills etc, then you can see why weight saving is such a big issue.
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PISKIE said:
Yeah effort required, but weight on a bike makes all the difference.

A heavy old clunker is a pig to ride, because it takes more effort to get the thing moving and longer to slow it down. When you think about the variance in speed you do on a bike, stopping, starting, slowing down, going up hills etc, then you can see why weight saving is such a big issue.
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Weight of the bike isn’t an issue. It’s the weight of the ride and w/kg.
If you have a 6.5kg bike, weigh 93.5kg and put out 200w, then a bloke ons 10kg bike at 80kg putting out 200w is gonna be faster.

having better kit is always great, best upgrade is to lose a stone and ride more.

saying that, Di2 is a ****ing brilliant upgrade.
 
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Schlem Boogerman said:
I've got a Planet X carbon road bike.
Went a bit over the top and had Sram red groupset fitted.

I then took delivery and added £150 Look carbon pedals.

The bike is lovely but the pedals are ****e. They creak when I'm going uphill, probs also when going fast but can't hear it cos of the wind noise.
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best mechanical groupset is SRAM red, but on a Planet X. Like putting a frock on a pig!
 
PJS - BACK AND BOSSING IT said:
Weight of the bike isn’t an issue. It’s the weight of the ride and w/kg.
If you have a 6.5kg bike, weigh 93.5kg and put out 200w, then a bloke ons 10kg bike at 80kg putting out 200w is gonna be faster.

having better kit is always great, best upgrade is to lose a stone and ride more.

saying that, Di2 is a ****ing brilliant upgrade.
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<laugh><laugh><laugh><laugh><laugh> WTF...Bike ****er talk.
 
PJS - BACK AND BOSSING IT said:
Weight of the bike isn’t an issue. It’s the weight of the ride and w/kg.
If you have a 6.5kg bike, weigh 93.5kg and put out 200w, then a bloke ons 10kg bike at 80kg putting out 200w is gonna be faster.

having better kit is always great, best upgrade is to lose a stone and ride more.

saying that, Di2 is a ****ing brilliant upgrade.
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Rider weight makes a big difference obviously, but weight of the bike is always going to help or hinder the rider. Even a fat **** will be able to accelerate, climb hills and move off from a standing start quicker on a lighter bike.

One of the easiest weight saving options is switching to tubeless tyres. The weight saving is huge and given that the rolling resistance is also lowered it makes a massive difference.
 
PISKIE said:
Rider weight makes a big difference obviously, but weight of the bike is always going to help or hinder the rider. Even a fat **** will be able to accelerate, climb hills and move off from a standing start quicker on a lighter bike.

One of the easiest weight saving options is switching to tubeless tyres. The weight saving is huge and given that the rolling resistance is also lowered it makes a massive difference.
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erm. I am sure that losing a stone in weight is much better than going tubeless.
 
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