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It's a 56. It actually has a 565mm toptube and a 160mm headtube which is pretty long and low by the standards of a lot of manufacturers now, but it suits me as I have a fairly long back and shortish legs. I wouldn't have actually thought it would be ideal geometry for you - don't you prefer a more upright position? Though the geo on your 2010 might be different for all I know.

niceonetom wrote: »

It's a 56. It actually has a 565mm toptube and a 160mm headtube which is pretty long and low by the standards of a lot of manufacturers now, but it suits me as I have a fairly long back and shortish legs. I wouldn't have actually thought it would be ideal geometry for you - don't you prefer a more upright position? Though the geo on your 2010 might be different for all I know.

I got a 56 with the same geometry. I have pretty much sorted out my back issues and have a 120mm stem down pretty low on the Giant with a 550mm top tube and 165mm headtube. So I reckoned I would be alright on the 56 with a 90 or 100mm stem. I'm only half way through the build. Moving house has delayed things. Need to buy some wheels for it, don't think I'll go deep section yet.

AstraMonti wrote: »

Just out of curiosity did you get to weigh the frame and the fork before putting them together?

I didn't weight it - the only scale I have is for weighing me not bike stuff. But Tour-Quaterly (very good german mag) did a big carbon frame test and they weighed the 56cm frame at 1035g and fork 384g (not sure if that's cut or not). That's respectable but not weenie. Not sure If it's any lighter than the PX pro-carbon it replaced (do you know?) but it's certainly stiffer.

As for the yellow decals...

ROK ON wrote: »

Are the ex Hightoad wheels from yer man who sources ex pro kit. If so do you have any idea as to whose wheels?

They are indeed ex Highroad Zipps from yer man. I don't know for certain whose they were originally but Bert Grabsch's name was mentioned at one point. He was selling Grabsch's road bike at the same time anyway. Alas, the wheels do not belong to me - they're blorg's - I'm just keeping them safe while he's travelling. I haven't had the courage to race them in anger as they would be a touch difficult to replace. They serve well for photo pimping purposes though, don't they. The bike now back on its shamefully shallow alu rims.

That's the equivalent of two whole nutrigrain elevenses! Woohoo! Not that I care of course. Weighweenieism is an affliction. Down with that kind of thing.

AstraMonti wrote: »

How does it feel comparing to the PX?

The biggest difference I am aware of is the front end - it is very stiff, and in a good way. You know when you've got a bit of speed up and you come to a short rise, one you can power up without changing down by just standing and giving is some power for 20 or 30 seconds? Well that's when I notice the stiffness. The bike feels like it wants to go in a straight line while I'm rowing it from side to side with the bars whereas the planet-x sort of felt like it wanted to snake and weave with the front wheel while doing the same thing. There's a similar feeling of stability and predictability when sprinting out-of-the-saddle on the flat. I'm sure it's stiffer at the BB area too, but I don't claim to have the watts to really be able to tell much difference there. For all that solidity, it's still reasonably comfortable on our roads - more so that I thought it would be - and certainly much more so than my alu cannondale though maybe a tiny bit less cushy than the PX. It feels like a race bike.

Lumen wrote: »

Does this mean you're now a fully paid-up member of the PlanetXsAreFloppy club?

Noodles, man! Fcuking NOODLES!!!

No seriously, they're stiff enough for most PX owners, and that's what matters. And how much do they cost now that the new lines of PX are out? They're a great bike for the money and I'm still planning on getting mine fixed at some point and making a winter bike of it.

niceonetom wrote: »

Noodles, man! Fcuking NOODLES!!!

No seriously, they're stiff enough for most PX owners, and that's what matters. And how much do they cost now that the new lines of PX are out? They're a great bike for the money and I'm still planning on getting mine fixed at some point and making a winter bike of it.

Hey Tom, super job on the new bike - one question - where did you source the custom frame decals (name, flag)

niceonetom wrote: »

The biggest difference I am aware of is the front end - it is very stiff, and in a good way. You know when you've got a bit of speed up and you come to a short rise, one you can power up without changing down by just standing and giving is some power for 20 or 30 seconds? Well that's when I notice the stiffness. The bike feels like it wants to go in a straight line while I'm rowing it from side to side with the bars whereas the planet-x sort of felt like it wanted to snake and weave with the front wheel while doing the same thing. There's a similar feeling of stability and predictability when sprinting out-of-the-saddle on the flat. I'm sure it's stiffer at the BB area too, but I don't claim to have the watts to really be able to tell much difference there. For all that solidity, it's still reasonably comfortable on our roads - more so that I thought it would be - and certainly much more so than my alu cannondale though maybe a tiny bit less cushy than the PX. It feels like a race bike.

Know exactly what your talking about like the bike is stuck to the road on a track when you push it, noticed the exact same thing when i got my canyon

Thanks Tom

If I had a few bob....



Available as a complete bike as shown or as frame only here

That's lovely. I've the same bike myself - same frame Wiggo rode to 4th in the tour year before last (or maybe even 3rd...tba eh? ahem ahem ). Super light.

I always thought it needed a splash of colour but I can't decide if I love or hate your red fulcrums there. Needs a better pic. Or maybe another red detail somewhere else - like bar tape or saddle or something.

I think one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen is that model F1 SLR. The R came with sram red and had some red detailing in the frame set paint scheme. It's just gorgeous. I'll see can I dig up a pic.

I'm not mad about the red to be honest but I'm buggered if I'm shelling out for new wheels. There's a red headset cap and one red spacer but it's pure tokenism. A red saddle and red bartape would have been a bold move but I stuck with the original saddle (money again!) and I wimped out on the bartape.

Edit - the above refers to my own bike. The pics you posted are just gorgeous. My thunder well and truly stolen!

rich.d.berry wrote: »

The drop from seat to bars seems extreme. Do you really cycle in that position?

Looks fine to me.