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  • PSA – Planet X London Road frameset for £150
  • ads678
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    Took the bike out for the first ride last night on canal tow paths and cycled into work this morning (road).
    I like it, not quite as fast as my road bike on road but well fast off road and i’m really pleased with the speed of the tyres on road even though they have a bit of grip on them. Need to fiddle around with a couple of bits to get the fit right and readjust the front mech as it’s rubbing a bit on the chain but I’m really pleased with it. Liking the midge bars as well.
    The brakes were a doddle to set up and seem to work really well, not quite MTB hydros but they were £20 an end!!

    Oh and, Pics Jeff, we need pics!!

    jeff
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    jeff
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    And don’t bother with the hose clips – too small for cables + not strong enough.

    Lost 3 on the first ride and lots of rattling, now cabled tied.

    flybywire
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    the midge bars look ok, what’s the feedback on position and handling with them?
    It’s correct only roadbike levers will fit?

    nice singlespeed there!

    shermer75
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    Agreed- looks gert nice as a singlespeed! I’d keep the bashing- it looks good and somehow makes sense! 🙂

    shermer75
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    So I guess, if you wanted to run a higher gear, that 38/17 (if you can find them!) would also fit perfectly? 🙂

    richardthird
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    That looks flippin lovely

    jeff
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    Midge bars – rode with a 120mm road stem last night as it was the only one handy.

    I had the angles all wrong so was felt like I was falling off the drops felt weird/too stretched out on the hoods.

    Have put a 100mm on there, sorted the bar + lever angle out and will try again.

    Weighs 24ish pounds I think

    stumpy_m4
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    shermer75 – Member
    So I guess, if you wanted to run a higher gear, that 38/17 (if you can find them!) would also fit perfectly?

    They were my initial thoughts as well , but i need a tensioner with a 17T on ?

    hebdencyclist
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    Just about to pull the trigger on one of these 🙂

    Which under-bb-shell cable guide do I need? Running 1×10 if that matters

    jeff
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    Not running gears here, but got one of these in the shed and it looks about right… (could be wrong)

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-bottom-bracket-gear-cable-guide/rp-prod33951

    hebdencyclist
    Free Member

    Thanks. Frame ordered.

    Not 100% decided how I’m going to build it. I’ve got a Spa cycles triple crank and square taper BB to begin with, but that’s it!

    shermer75
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    They were my initial thoughts as well , but i need a tensioner with a 17T on ?

    If it works with 36/19, then on my mind it should work with 38/17, because it’s the same number of teeth in total, or have I got that wrong? 🙂

    igm
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    Angles from ring to sprocket are different which can be critical. Sometimes.

    jeff
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    If it works with 36/19, then on my mind it should work with 38/17, because it’s the same number of teeth in total, or have I got that wrong?

    Please try it and left me know 🙂

    My SS road bike was 48/18 (72″) which is too high for off road.

    36/19 (51″) is too low for on road

    but 38/17 is bang in the middle (61″) – so should be good.

    swdan
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    Mine arrived today and as said by someone earlier, it looks better in the flesh. Going to be building this up as a budget build (and my first time building from scratch). Will be on the look out for some cheap bits so planning on making the most of the classifieds sections in the near future. I’ll also no doubt be asking lots of “how to” and “what type” style questions in the near future

    richardthird
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    Awesome fun. £600 and 10kg, 105, BB7s. For comfort went for unbranded carbon seatpost, bar tops underwrapped with inner tube, my own Aliante and Spesh Triggers 38c at 40psi. Stem’s a temporary one.

    hebdencyclist
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    Mine arrived yesterday. It’s going to be an Ebay special.

    marty_mayhem
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    Got mine this week. Look much better than first thought. I take it the major bend in the disc side chainstay is for clearance? Thought it was bent at first! They seem slightly offset to each other also?

    shortbread_fanylion
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    I thought that as well Marty. Took it out the box and panicked thinking it had got damaged en route!

    brant
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    Dropouts are different drive side and non driveside.
    Hence different bends.
    Yeah. Looks a bit funny to some.

    10
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    Mine arrived today, and I had the same moment of confusion about the bends and dropouts. Now working out which way I want to build it up.

    crashtestmonkey
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    Awesome fun. £600 and 10kg, 105, BB7s.

    ours will be one peg down; gave munqe-chick her Xmas pressy early 🙂 so she can get it built and used this summer, so she’s just bought a load of new Tiagra, I’ve got her BB5s, and pretty much everything else is already lying around in our garage.

    Bit of a budget build as I see a sexy light CF CX’er on her radar longer term.

    cynic-al
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    , I’ve got her BB5s

    Has she upset you? 😛

    swdan
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    Glad I’m not the only one who panicked when he saw the chainstays! Was thinking of going 105 myslef but picking up some second hand wheels with hubs that I think will only do 10 speed. Does anyone know if the new 105 shifter will work as 10 speeders if I fit a different cassette?

    cynic-al
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    No, its 11 speed.

    swdan
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    I figured that was the case but thought I’d check. Hmmm, decisions decisions

    crashtestmonkey
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    Has she upset you?

    😉

    I’m her mechanic/garage fairy so any set up or maintenance issues are on me!

    GeForceJunky
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    Please can I ask a favor, I’m looking for the standover clearance (floor to top of toptube, about half way along) for frame sizes small and medium. Looking at one of these for someone with short legs, but should probably have a medium.

    Thanks

    shermer75
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    The website has it at 743mm for a small and 768mm for a medium (the details are under the ‘size guide’ tab 🙂 )

    Link

    richardthird
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    My 105 (and all my geared bikes now) is 10sp. Had mechs so bought 10sp silver 105 shifters from Ribble for £86 after discount. OE pack but with all the cables inc SP41 (of which the inner brake cables are too short for disc calipers).

    10sp stuff is great value, KMC X10-93 chain is cheap at CRC £13 iirc.

    GeForceJunky
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    Cheers Shermer 🙂

    crashtestmonkey
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    anyone else noticed any tolerance “issues”? Still got the bare frame, just put a Ritchey 34.9 carbon post in and it fell straight in and you can actually waggle it. Never had such a loose fitting post in over 20 years.

    I’m a bit reluctant to fit a clamp and “see if it’s okay” and wreck the frame trying to cinch it tight, and discounted budget brand or not I’m not too keen to try improvise a shim as I shouldn’t have to.

    hebdencyclist
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    34.9mm is the outer radius of the seat tube. Specified seatpost diameter of the London Road is 31.6mm. You sure your Ritchey post isn’t a 30.9mm or something?

    jeffl
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    Mines got a carbon planet x post and it is fine. Used some carbon assembly paste for good measure but more to stop it seizing than anything else.

    Maybe check with another post or a pair of callipers of you have some.

    crashtestmonkey
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    sorry yeah I meant 31.6- I’ll check with some posts off one of our many other bikes as this was a brief shufty before riding to work at 6am this morning.

    cookeaa
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    Found an old USE plastic shim and currently have a cheapo 27.2 post in till I find a nicer post. Seemed to fit OK, clamped up with an old giant seatclamp an happily hanging from the roof of the garage while parts are slowly being added…

    Could you have a wee bit undersized post in a top of the tol’ band frame?

    HoratioHufnagel
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    My seatpost seemed slightly oversized as well. This is with a (new) on-one seatpost, and a Ritchey seatpost both 31.6mm.

    crashtestmonkey
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    Just tried 3 different 31.6 posts and they are all loose enough to be rattled around (like putting a 30.9 in a 31.6) 😕

    It’s going back and I just hope I get a decent replacement given we’ve bought 300 quid worth of stuff to build it…

    stumpy_m4
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    Mines not exactly tight in the seat tube but clamped up ok,

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