Buy one you know you want to 😉
My limit on c2w is £2k so was well within limits.
Still tempting as that deal rocks regardless.
Never bought anything from Planet X, do they have a shop to go and look at the bikes?
Ignore above post, just found the answer, all stores closed.
Those colours on the space chicken are crazy, but very attractive!
Brant - I have a Tempest from Apr 2018, which I think is the Mk1 Reilly designed bike. Would you happen to know the wheel/hub spacing & specs I need to buy some new wheels?
Brant – I have a Tempest from Apr 2018, which I think is the Mk1 Reilly designed bike. Would you happen to know the wheel/hub spacing & specs I need to buy some new wheels?
It's either 100mmx12mm f/142mmx12mm r if it's bolt through, or 100mmx9mm f/135mmx10mm r if it's QR.
Can anyone else see their orders on the PX website? My Account page is just blank...
Really fancy one of these,but looking at sizes, the head tubes seem quite short in comparison to other similar frames ?... Compared to my Arkose the tempest is 30mm shorter in head tube for same size frame ?
Compared to my Arkose the tempest is 30mm shorter in head tube for same size frame ?
Lower headset cup is external, so there's 10mm+ there.
And really, I've never been a fan of "flat stem and no spacers", which is why we're speccing a 17deg stem, a bunch of spacers.
Shorter headtube means lower standover which is a good thing.
Sooo close to hitting the finance option 😕 Space Chicken, Tempest or Holdsworth though? Also found a Vagabond at a good price. They all seem to be similar. I’m looking to commute, mess about, explore and hit the towpaths. Drawn to the Space Chicken because I’m a sucker for daft names. Yes I’m looking at you Karate Monkey.
Just launched this evening.
650B Space Chicken Rival1. £1299.99
And it's available on 0% or other finances (under £44/month)
My space chicken earlier 🙂
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Anyone else enjoying New Bike Day today?
It shipped with the wheels already on, so only job was to fix the bars to the stem. Top job from Planet X!
Delivered to the office 🙂 Top work
Three bikes being blown out this week - One Gravel, One Road and one classic hardtail
16 full monty apex 1 gravel at a silly £599.99
16 EC130 ultegra at a "got to go" £1249.99
Custom built Deedars NX at a "we've got too many" £799.99
Discounts should be live tomorrow morning.
Shipped according to my account, no notification yet but crossed fingers for a delivery later this week.
Mine arrived on Saturday which was a nice surprise. Pics to come but very impressed with it. Only issue with the build was a slightly loose centre lock clamp on the front wheel.
Mine arrived on Saturday which was a nice surprise. Pics to come but very impressed with it. Only issue with the build was a slightly loose centre lock clamp on the front wheel.
Sorry to hear that. Can you DM me with sales order number please.
Will do. To be fair it was only a slight movement of the rotor when the brake was applied that alerted me to it & the rest of the build of that one & the other I bought for my wife was spot on.
hydraulic drop bar version?16 full monty apex 1 gravel at a silly £599.99
Only issue with the build was a slightly loose centre lock clamp on the front wheel.
Mine's the same - might be 6-bolt rotors with adapters, and it's play in the adapters? I can't see how splined centrelock should rock even if the lockrings aren't done up.
It went away when I tightened the lock ring so I assume it was just slightly loose. 3 brakes out of 4 were fine.
Mowgli did you spec that with Rival 22 for the same price?
Looks sweet.
Mine arrived today as well. Really like the look of it. Can't wait to get out on it tomorrow night.
Both centre lock discs had slight play when the brakes were applied, but they were easily tightened up which solved the problem.
Mowgli did you spec that with Rival 22 for the same price?
Yep! Sorted the stem and saddle now. Rides brilliantly!
The Mrs’ one has stayed stock apart from changing to 165mm cranks and a 60mm stem.
Mine has had a few tweaks. Just waiting on some ski wall G One to arrive.
I'm confused - I thought these were the Tempest Rival 1 builds, but you all seem to have 2*11 and small cassettes. Did you specify a change or has the spec changed?
Daffy +1 I would really prefer a standard double crank as this would also be my winter/poor weather road bike. Did you have to pay extra for the change?
I think it was just me who asked for the Rival 22 upgrade - I posted two pics.
I'd rather have 1* to be honest. Its easier to get up hills on 1* than 2* and you only lose a little speed on the flat.
Its easier to get up hills on 1* than 2* and you only lose a little speed on the flat.
Depends on ratios dunnit. Mines for much more road than offroad, and I didn't want the bigger gaps. The simplicity of 1* was tempting though.
Hoping the pic works, delivered today. Changed saddle out for a Fabric Scoop off my CAADX and I had to change the stem as +17 degrees didn't suit. Everything else is marvellous.
Maybe my photo uploading needs practice 😄 Does anyone know if a QR 12mm thru axle is available for the rear of the Tempest rather than the hex ended axle?
Can't seem to upload from photobucket, and tips?
Did anyone else (try to) order a Tempest with Rival 22 for 1299?
Brant: Any chance you can help out here? Who do I need to talk to to get order a Tempest Rival 22 for 1.299 as well?
Thanks!
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Turned up at 7pm on the Yodel truck. Quick spin on the local farm track before it went dark. Proper ride tomorrow. Feels fast. And light. But then yesterday I rode 70km on my 30lb mountain bike so….
Yep I like that. Big tyres, Hydro’s, super comfy and fun to ride.
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Questions for other owners
- what pressures are you running. I’ve got about 50psi in there but reckon I could run a bit lower without losing much in terms of rolling resistance.
- anyone done a tubeless conversion yet? Are rims and tyres good to go as is just with some tape and stans?
I’ve changed my wheels for a set of Chris King/Stans Crest with G Ones that I had ‘spare’ but before that I tried the stock wheels/tyres at about 40psi. They ran fine on the road and weren’t bad on the short sections of SDW I rode. Did hear a few bottom out type noises on the roots but didn’t pinch puncture.
Thanks for the wheel specs Brant. I fancy some lighter wheels for road duties.
@mattbee - thanks. I’ll drop them a bit more. Probably have a crack at tubeless and see where we go. I expect somewhere like ‘to the land of stans fluid all over the inside of my shed’ but we shall see 🙂
Saw so many tracks I wanted to explore today. Not ridden that route for years since I stopped road riding. But now I’m really looking forward to diving off onto bridleways and maybe the odd cheeky footpath.
Brant, is the warranty on the titanium frames the standard 2 years? Thanks
Have to say I’m very impressed with this bike. I bought it to replace a road bike (RT58 Carbon) and my old gravel bike (Sonder Camino Al).
Ive owned ti bikes previously (Airbourne road bikes and mtb) and the ride is just what I remember, road buzz dampened out and a nice lively feel to it. Has been comfy so far in mixed road/off road rides and on my commute.
Standard spec is good, I just had a set of wheels waiting to go on it. Also think silver finishing kit looks better on a ti frame although your opinion may differ!
Saddle does actually match bar tape colour when it’s not in shadow! Just waiting on a Garbaruk direct mount ring and I’ll be fitting the S900 Carbon cranks I have spare too. Stock weight in a L was a shade under 10kg on my shonky Amazon luggage scale, dropped to about 9.5kg with the wheel swap.
Looking forward to getting some nice long South Downs rides in on it.
@mattbee - looks good! That's pretty much what I have in mind for mine - just need to wait till the bank account recovers before I start the upgrades!
What cages are those and do you have any suggestions for cheap stockists of tan wall G Ones?
Thanks
