why planet - x?

justo · 02-08-2010 09:45AM #1

Planet - x seems to be the road/cx bike of choice for the boards community.

Why so?

Stark · 02-08-2010 09:53AM

Great value from what I can tell.

Lumen · 02-08-2010 09:56AM

They used to be cheap.

AstraMonti · 02-08-2010 09:57AM

It's carbon, it's light, it has no issues and they were good value. I 've seen people saying that it's flexy under heavy wattage, but I 've yet to see any proper analysis on the subject, so I don't take it in account.

ednwireland · 02-08-2010 11:08AM

i have a focus

xz · 02-08-2010 11:32AM

well those that have seen me, know I'm of the larger body type, I have a PX and have absolutely no problems with it whatsoever, It's light, very responsive, and has great handling, actually feels very safe on fast descents

fran oconnor · 02-08-2010 11:44AM

good well speced bike,but they are ugly imo.

mfdc · 02-08-2010 11:53AM

Lumen wrote: »

They used to be cheap.

That's it in a nutshell, for a while you couldn't get similar kit at a price anywhere near what they were asking. I got a titanium w/ Ultegra for £1650, their only titanium on sale now is £2600. They had their carbon bike on sale for £800 for a while too, it's now £1000. Same with the time trial bike, they had it for a grand and now it's £1400.

Since the prices rose, their days as the recommendation of choice are done I think

buzzingnoise · 02-08-2010 12:08PM

They're bulletproof.
Excellent value.
And most importantly aesthetically pleasing!

2 Wheels Good · 02-08-2010 12:51PM

Variety is the spice of life though?

petethedrummer · 02-08-2010 01:06PM

pat_hurley@yaho wrote: »

Variety is the spice of life though?

You can get them in white and blue.

Beasty · 02-08-2010 01:14PM

ednwireland wrote: »

i have a focus

But you're from the middle of nowhere, where no-one can see you on it.

Oh hang on, I've got a Focus also...

CramCycle · 02-08-2010 02:07PM

ednwireland wrote: »

i have a focus

I have a BH, much like planet X they also used to be good :eek:

fran oconnor · 02-08-2010 03:06PM

buzzingnoise wrote: »

They're bulletproof.
Excellent value.
And most importantly aesthetically pleasing!

i agree with you're first point,but i think they are an ugly bike..

tunney · 02-08-2010 03:53PM

justo wrote: »

Planet - x seems to be the road/cx bike of choice for the boards community.

Why so?

Valueing frame materials and rear mechs over everything else.

AstraMonti · 02-08-2010 04:01PM

tunney wrote: »

Valueing frame materials and rear mechs over everything else.

If we could afford it we would all buy a Cervelo, believe me.

I haven't seen any proper reasoning of why you think PlanetX is not a good frame for the money though.

bcmf · 02-08-2010 04:37PM

Ahh....... the old p-x debate. never fails to raise emotions.

IM0 · 02-08-2010 05:01PM

Kinesis FTW!

niceonetom · 02-08-2010 05:38PM

Mine is black. :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

buzzingnoise · 02-08-2010 05:41PM

fran oconnor wrote: »

i agree with you're first point,but i think they are an ugly bike..

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

fran oconnor · 02-08-2010 05:45PM

buzzingnoise wrote: »

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

or beerholder:p

ednwireland · 02-08-2010 07:03PM

Beasty wrote: »

But you're from the middle of nowhere, where no-one can see you on it.

Oh hang on, I've got a Focus also...

just have to point out, i'm no from here just live here

buzzingnoise wrote: »

They're bulletproof.

could be useful round here hmmmmmm

Dubba · 02-08-2010 08:26PM

Can you get another bike at this price point weighing in at 7.64kgs with pedals?

CramCycle · 02-08-2010 08:43PM

Dubba wrote: »

Can you get another bike at this price point weighing in at 7.64kgs with pedals?

225sterling approx + pedals should be well lighter and cheaper

Dubba · 02-08-2010 08:48PM

CramCycle wrote: »

225sterling approx + pedals should be well lighter and cheaper

I like, where can I find? :pac:

monkeypants · 02-08-2010 08:52PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

Cervelo

Ooh, they're nice. I'd need to jump a shop counter to get that kind of money though.

TinyExplosions · 02-08-2010 10:08PM

petethedrummer wrote: »

You can get them in white and blue.

And Pink!

petethedrummer · 02-08-2010 10:21PM

TinyExplosions wrote: »

And Pink!

Dunno how I forgot that.

AstraMonti · 03-08-2010 08:01AM

bcmf wrote: »

Ahh....... the old p-x debate. never fails to raise emotions.

I don't think it raises emotions, I mean I won't get offended if someone doesn't like my bike/my car/my house/my hair etc etc.. but it's another thing to make statements without sufficient data to support them, in this case probably scientific; and while you are at it take in account how much it costs.

tunney · 03-08-2010 08:57AM

Dubba wrote: »

Can you get another bike at this price point weighing in at 7.64kgs with pedals?

Because the weight is the more important thing?
What about handling and power transfer?

tunney · 03-08-2010 08:59AM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I don't think it raises emotions, I mean I won't get offended if someone doesn't like my bike/my car/my house/my hair etc etc.. but it's another thing to make statements without sufficient data to support them, in this case probably scientific; and while you are at it take in account how much it costs.

Person A says they ride well, descend well, doesn't flex.
Person B says the ride like a pig, descent like a bus and flexes like a flexy thing.

Surely either both or neither should provide this "scientific" data to support their claims?

why planet - x?

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