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https://twitter.com/planetxbikes/status/483982407260200960/photo/1
Hope they keep the colour!
*hopes for threaded BB*
So if that's only a sample, then it's going to be waaaaaaaay off, no?
Wonder if this will be released, given that elsewhere on the forum it seems Brant is leaving Planet X.
I couldn't hold out much longer and got a Cotic, but this does look good.
Conqueror - Member
Wonder if this will be released, given that elsewhere on the forum it seems Brant is leaving Planet X.I couldn't hold out much longer and got a Cotic, but this does look good.
I doubt his departure means they'll stop putting out new bikes.
Any more news/ETA on the London Road? Last ETA was end of July due to hold up with the forks but it's the end of August now.
Could be interested in this if it has separate rack/guard bosses.
Anyone seen the droputs?
The pickenflick isn't on the site anymore, not sure if that's a good or bad sign?
Nobody seen this yet?
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXLDNRIV/planet-x-london-road-sram-rival-22-road-bike
Oh flip I want that.
Looks lovely.
Very light too if the figures are to be believed.
Wrong groupset for me though - no cheaper Shimano option puts me off a little.
Clearance for 38cm tyres? Fat-tastic
Looks very nice. I can't see any info on geometry though (unless I'm missing something), the thing I like the least about my small Pompetamine is the very slack seat tube angle. As soon as I can afford it I'll probably replace the frame because of that.
anybody know if/when this will be available as a frameset?
I'd imagine that there isn't that much price difference between rival and the tiagra they do on the alloy road bike, it's the BB7 disc wheels and frame development/production that is the difference - sub £1000 is a flipping bargain when you look at the spec and imagine what the big brand equivalent would cost
there's very little difference in longevity or function between SRAM and Shimano that i've experienced personally.. I'm just kinda thankful I can't spend Halfrauds CTW vouchers with PX otherwise I'd be filling up the shed and incurring the wrath of Mrs Ed 🙂
I dont quite understand why you would want to spend a grand on a commuter though or why you would want the 'latest' 22 spd gearing etc. It's a lot of money when compared to the Saracen Hack, Pinnacle Arkose etc. It makes the Kaffenback almost look reasonably priced.
snownrock - Member
I dont quite understand why you would want to spend a grand on a commuter though or why you would want the 'latest' 22 spd gearing etc. It's a lot of money when compared to the Saracen Hack, Pinnacle Arkose etc. It makes the Kaffenback almost look reasonably priced.
Aren't both the bikes you mention about £1k for a similar spec?
I'd have thought many people spend a grand on a commuter because they can afford to use the whole B2W scheme and given that they pay for it monthly, it doesn't work out that expensive; something like £55/month?
Looks like quite a nice bike that. All these practical road/CX bikes around that look like the ideal thing for winter are tempting me to get one. But most of them are better than my current road bike, so that would need upgrading too....hmmm!
I dont' think that spending about £1k is outrageous for a commuter bike, considering they are probably the bike you do most miles on. Commuter bikes make excellent general purpose scoots for loads of other riding too.
Noooooooo, this could well be my N+1 bike
Commuter and winter road bike in one - a bit slow with the club but nothing some tyres wouldnt fix
Usefully less agricultural than a Kaff or the Cotic thing as well
There are no pics of it fitted with proper mudguards but this will seriously test my self control assuming it can
Commuter - yes
Winter bike - yes
Big tyres - yes
Discs - yes
Tourer - yes
Doesnt weigh a ton - yes
Mudguards - ????????
Now then, off to consider which of the current fleet has to go in order to make room 🙂
What fork is on it, doesn't seem to be mentioned, unless i missed it.
Mudguards - ????????
Seems to have all the bosses, however the front guard bosses are half way up the fork on the outside (ie. lowrider front rack placement), who thought that was a good idea!? at least bloody put them inside the fork blades, its going to look bloody awful!
ALso, anyone think the chainstays kick out quite a lot? they rear dropout used is pretty chunky so i reckon heelrub may be a pain, know i rub heels on narrower bikes when using road chainsets.
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at least bloody put them inside the fork blades, its going to look bloody awful!
quite sweary.
Hopefully the production models with have a working rear brake 😀
Rear brake: Avid BB7 Mechanical Disc Brake Road / 20IS / No Rotor
£300 for the frameset (comes in yellow, too).
Weight: frame, 1540g, forks 780g, total 2320g. Looks like it isn't a full carbon fork at that weight.
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Don't suppose there are any ride reports or reviews of these yet? Anyone bought one??
I'm assuming this is 135mm spacing on the rear dropouts. Anyone know if that's the case? Brant?
It's a 135mm rear spacing on this frame yes.
Anybody an idea of the bottom bracket width? 68mm or 73mm?
Can a Shimano road crank be fitted if it's a 73?!
I have one, standard Shimano road cranks fit fine so 68mm shell, no problems with heels clipping the chain stays(unlike on my Boardman cx which I always clipped the left hand side chain stay).
It rides really nice, I sold my Boardman to have this, I even prefer it to my pro 6, its only weak point is the fork, its no light weight
Thanks. Website quotes 73mm which threw me. Thought it must be 68mm with it having a sram rival crank on the full build. I have a 105 crank ready to go on it that's all.
What build you running and the weight if you don't mind me asking?