[Closed] PSA - Planet X London Road frameset for £150

I ve just bought one of these for £150 as a frame only. I'm now feeling a bit nervous after reading the whole of this thread. Really not sure if I should cancel the order or just hope that the previous issues have been solved.

HMM thats a difficult one mr34 You could look at it as a low cost experiment.maybe ask PX if this is the same batch or a new shipment I suspect they are still selling the original run at that price.

For me it proved I like this sort of bike very much, and it is a very nice ride and for 150 a bit of a bargain but now I know I like this sort of bike I would go steel and better quality.

The majority of the seat post issues seem to be with the original silver coloured batch

Mine's also still my default bike. Well, it's now my only non mtb as I shifted both winter and summer road bikes. It is comfortable, has disks, and takes massive tyres and full guards.

I recently bought a cheap rack from Wiggle for touring possibilities. I've a small front handlebar bag that I use quite a lot anyway, I'll not use panniers but may strap a drybag or 2 on to the rack. Doing an overnight Paris and back next month.

Mine's a silver one. Yes, I used a beer can shim with a carbon post, otherwise no problems.

I'll not be upgrading anytime soon, it suits me very well so is a keeper.

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I have to admit this is my go to bike at the moment that may change when things dry out but maybe not, it munches the miles far better than the mtb and there is always tarmac between trails,i might try some off road drops next.

Its very like a hot hatch or crossover we would all love a sportcar or seious 4x4 but most compromise somewhere.

Yep, seat post issue aside mines been great. Took it out to the Pyrenees last summer and use it for commuting. To be fair I haven't ridden much for the last few months but am back on the bike commuting now. I'm not a big roadie, but there's not that much difference in speed from my previous road bike.

Even though there is a bit of wobble in the seat post when you slide it in, once the clamp is done it's fine. I haven't had a problem with it and never have to re-tighten.

Mine after a ride through a lake!!

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Did you buy the headset yo go with it mr34? There only seems to be 2 left

Mine's a green full bike and the supplied seat collar wasn't enough to tighten it (was the light race version thing), have replaced with a thomson collar and is ok so far (with a beercan shim).

Build quality appears ok, although I managed to cross thread a bottle cage mount despite taking care.

I use it to commute and sunday club runs - much better all around than my alfine pompino (although I don't think it's as bombproof).

I've just bought one, looking forward to bodging the seat clamp 😛

My 26" Ribble R4 frame didn't look right as a 29"/700c CX/commuter bike plus I think I messed up the geometry...

I really like mine, it's fun to ride around here. I take it off road on some rolling trails on road and it's done what it is supposed to. I was fortunate with the seat post I bought one that fitted nicely without a need for alterations. It is the silver model.

I bought one of here, brand new, and it has been great. It is a silver one and no issue with the seat post.

Perfect for this weather to mix on and off road.

Thanks for the replies I think Ill just carry on with the order , mines one of the olive green ones so itll be interesting to see if it suffers the seat post problem,
shermer75 I haven't bought the head set as its a slow build as I have the money, but is it the only one that fits?

mr34 - I ordered this one with mine (today): http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-1-18-15-integrated-headset-with-alloy-cap/?sku=5360597730

I think it's the right one...

I also this in case I can't use the traditional star nut?? : http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-compression-plug-with-alloy-cap/?sku=5360672629

shermer75 I haven't bought the head set as its a slow build as I have the money, but is it the only one that fits?

I'm interested in buying one rather than an owner, but after reading through this thread I got the impression that the one they recommend is the best one to have, although there does seem to some ongoing debate about that!! 🙂

@mr35 Looks like all the silvers have gone and as the olive green is a new color not available last year i suspect its a new batch, I would be very interested in your opinion of the frame especially the welds as i had a pin hole in one of mine more like a cocktail stick hole actually. but to be honest at 150 with carbon fork its a steal.

I was pondering getting one to replace my Boardman frame but I'm guessing that it's probably actually a downgrade?

Love the fact so many people think a cheap bike with poor quality is worth it! Their alleged RRP is £300! I think you're crazy but each to their own.

RRP is irrelevant, the price you pay is what you judge stuff on.

Loads of stuff has silly RRP's but if your happy with the price on the tag then what's the issue.

I bought a lamp from TKMaxx, it's a ralph Lauren one. RRP was £450!!!!! 😯 I paid £50 I was happy with that but I wouldn't have paid the RRP.

Fair enough true, but £150 for an item that CLAIMS to be fit for purpose but isn't and you have to bodge it make it work/get it to fit is insane! IME.

I didn't have to bodge anything on mine nor did I have any manufacturing defects so I'm happy.

I have also not bodged a thing, a normal seat clamp has worked perfectly.

And even if you did have to shim it, it's £150 F&F!! Carbon forks at that. show me another F&F set at that price that is so much more betterer.......

That was on first batches, people seem to be happy with the later ones?

I'm not bodging mine, if there's any quality issues it's going back to PX, cycling in London is bad enough without having to be conscious that the bike may injure me itself...

Each to their own. . .I wouldn't buy a pair of £10 jeans expecting to then have to pay £10 for them to be fixed so wearable, others are happy with that, so it's okay.

Try one if you can. For the price, it is a great bike.

But if it was a £20 pair of jeans for a tenner, that might need another pound spending on them , you've still got a bargain!!

Like you say each to their own, I reckon £150 is a good price.

Enjoying mine tbh.

It's a parts bin special how I've built it up, BB7 mountain, tektro drop levers, cowbell bars + bar end shifters. 40c nanoraptor tyres + 29er wheels.

Singlespeed was fun but a bit much for me, so now it's 8 speed. Might find some more chain rings one day.

I'm riding it on fire roads and single track, hardly any road.

EDIT, I should say, PX were good about exchanging my frame and even let me swap up to an XL in green from the original silver. No slippage so far.

Cchris2lou we did and got 2 both utter crap quality and not worth £150 IME. Maybe there is a better batch out there now, but I would rather pay money for quality than something cheap I then had to bodge. Not a fan of Planet X their customer service is appalling!

how do these compare to the kaffenback's, both frameset are £150 at present and i fancy one to build as a commuter that will take guards and a rack. Did have a pompino many moons back that i liked.

LR has been back up to 179.99 for a couple of days now...

I agree munnqe-chic PX's customer service is shockingly bad, but now I have it I do love the bike Brant thingy made a good one though what the longevity of it will be is any ones guess those bends in the chain stays are rather severe and some of the welds crap.

think we should stop saying positive things about it if PX are putting the price up again 😳

I'm really happy with the look of the LR, everything has pieced together nicely. Apart from the crown race I have (wiggle/lifeline), is flush with the bottom of the forks steerer but it lifts the frame slightly due to it's design (as mentioned previously on this thread), there's no play in it and it feels secure, it just doesn't look as pleasing on the eye...

Call me naive, but the last frame I built came with a bottom bracket gear cable guide, bottle bolts and clips for the rear brake cable..Also wasn't happy with leaving the fork pannier bolts exposed so I've stuck some black rotor bolts in there.

Looking forward to taking it for a spin when my pedals arrive. 😆

Well my olive geen frameset arrived today looks better in the flesh than on line . Looks very nice welds all neat and the paint looks good.,so just need to build up. Will have to buy a seat post and headset but that'll have to wait a few weeks.I will keep posting as I get the bits and the build happens.

^^^ If it helps I *think* this is the correct headset.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-1-18-15-integrated-headset-with-alloy-cap/

From earlier in this thread (page 7):

brant - Member

Wiggle Lifeline headset isn't FSA No.42 ACB spec. It has a 52.2mm diameter lower bearing, vs the 51.8mm spec on the FSA. That'll be why it needed tapping out :-/

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As above, the lifeline isn't the right one. You need one with s 51.8 bearing.

I bought a cheaper Aerozine one that i thought was the same as the FSA No.42, and that also got jammed in the frame...

THis looks the same though, maybe worth asking Alpkit
https://www.alpkit.com/products/love-mud-rumour

nathb - Member

Call me naive, but the last frame I built came with a bottom bracket gear cable guide, bottle bolts and clips for the rear brake cable.

Think yourself lucky it came with a dropout tbh! (OK seriously, it should have come with this stuff, give them a bell)

CP,The lifeline is fine and fits mine well,far better than the FSA that planet x sold me !

he lifeline is fine and fits mine well,far better than the FSA that planet x sold me !

The spec isn't correct, but then if the head tube is out (oversized) then it'll work OK.

My bad!

I've actually got this one on mine: http://www.edgesportsuk.com/store/edge-design-integrated-headset-11-8-1-5-tapered-is42-28-6-is52-40.html?SID=rt4cme34b8vnoebh9djb51ugd4

Don't know if it's technically the right one but it does fit. The only problem with it is the top cap doesn't sit completely flush to the top of the head tube, there's a small gap, but apart from that it's been ok.

Think we should have a poll here to see who uses which headset .. still seems to be various ones, some work some dont in individual bikes ?
My lifeline is great , fits fine ... no issues 🙂

Stumpy_m4 = lifeline

Northwind - Member
nathb - Member
Call me naive, but the last frame I built came with a bottom bracket gear cable guide, bottle bolts and clips for the rear brake cable.

Think yourself lucky it came with a dropout tbh! (OK seriously, it should have come with this stuff, give them a bell)

I ended up ordering separately..I already bugged them messing my original order up. 😆

stumpy_m4 - Member
Think we should have a poll here to see who uses which headset .. still seems to be various ones, some work some dont in individual bikes ?
My lifeline is great , fits fine ... no issues

Stumpy_m4 = lifeline

This is as flush as my lifeline headset will fit: http://tinyurl.com/j6q8qam

But:
Stumpy_m4 = lifeline
Nathb = lifeline

That's about as flush as I've seen forks get to the frame.

That edgesports one is *technically* the right one, but it's pretty apparent that some frames take the larger 52.2 bearing of the likes of the Lifeline OK. In fact, if it's oversize enough to the take the lifeline bearing without having to force it in, it's probably a better option, though theoretically shouldn't matter as the bearing locates on the taper portion.

Nice thing with the edge sports one is you get the steerer bung too.