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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    meursault wrote:
    https://www.planetx.co.uk/news/dave-blogs/q/date/2018/05/10/1-pound-bargains?cache&utm_source=The+Planet+X+and+On-One+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=1269f32c3e-1-pound-bargains&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_561486488b-1269f32c3e-273822537&mc_cid=1269f32c3e&mc_eid=ab165db9cb

    Planet X Uno Euro bargains

    Nice one, just ordered myself a load of stuff for less than the price of two pints in a London bar
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  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,058
    https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... ack_373950 £1000

    ~0.8Kg lighter than my hydraulic 505 disc brake version, Ultegra drivetrain (step up from the 105 that comes on disc version), surprised that Aksium wheelsets come in at ~1880g (very similar to the Fulcrum Racing 77 DBs)... But makes sub 8Kg very doable with some nice wheels.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    PBlakeney wrote:
    DrHaggis wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Save your money, terrible brakes, cheap as chips frame and finishing kit with super heavy wheels and pants tyres, by the time you start replacing all those BSO parts it'll be close to £1k

    I see your point. However, how poor is the finishing kit when compared to my aluminium Defy 2? Heavy wheels? check. Tektro brakes? Check. It's true that I've replaced those already, as well as the saddle, but it's not like I'd be comparing with a super-nice ride, and in all likelihood I'd carry my saddle with me.

    In the UK, I'd just go second hand, but what I've seen in Spain is crazy expensive. I've been recommended Free Motion, but those are too nice, as I'd like to keep costs under £500 if possible. But this should go to rod buying advice, anyway.
    A cheap, value for money bike available Europe wide?
    Decathlon apparently.

    Yep btwin from Decathlon and if the local euro rate is more than GBP ask if you can deliver to store in Spain, dont ask dont get right
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  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    itboffin wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    DrHaggis wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    Save your money, terrible brakes, cheap as chips frame and finishing kit with super heavy wheels and pants tyres, by the time you start replacing all those BSO parts it'll be close to £1k

    I see your point. However, how poor is the finishing kit when compared to my aluminium Defy 2? Heavy wheels? check. Tektro brakes? Check. It's true that I've replaced those already, as well as the saddle, but it's not like I'd be comparing with a super-nice ride, and in all likelihood I'd carry my saddle with me.

    In the UK, I'd just go second hand, but what I've seen in Spain is crazy expensive. I've been recommended Free Motion, but those are too nice, as I'd like to keep costs under £500 if possible. But this should go to rod buying advice, anyway.
    A cheap, value for money bike available Europe wide?
    Decathlon apparently.

    Yep btwin from Decathlon and if the local euro rate is more than GBP ask if you can deliver to store in Spain, dont ask dont get right

    Current prices for the triban 540 are £650 in the UK and €699 in Spain (£615 at today's rate). That's more than the Vitus + new Aksiums. Darn.

    Will keep looking... maybe a TCR will appear heavily discounted, and make N+1 (then -1) a reality. N+1 is always the answer, right?
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    Apologies if this has been posed before, but does this seem ridiculously cheap?

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOLELAN ... -road-bike

    £699 for a road bike with hydraulic disc brakes.
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    elbowloh wrote:
    Apologies if this has been posed before, but does this seem ridiculously cheap?

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOLELAN ... -road-bike

    £699 for a road bike with hydraulic disc brakes.
    Problem is it's a full steel frame of no particular vintage - probably feels a bit like riding a boat anchor.

    The wheels they knock out for £70 a pop, the groupset is 1x11 which isn't inherently bad but is a bit cheaper and limiting if you want to go 2x11.

    So yeah, it's not a bad deal exactly, but certainly not a great one either.

    If you want a wet commuter it'll certainly do the job, and switching to your race bike you'll feel like you're flying.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Lifeline Ara front light for £60 - is it any good though?
    Or would a Cateye Volt 1200 for ~£80 be better

    (yes I need to replace my 4yo Cateye Nanoshot+ due to an aging battery)
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,058
    https://www.merlincycles.com/campagnolo ... 10985.html £155 per end of bike.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    TimothyW wrote:
    elbowloh wrote:
    Apologies if this has been posed before, but does this seem ridiculously cheap?

    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBHOLELAN ... -road-bike

    £699 for a road bike with hydraulic disc brakes.
    Problem is it's a full steel frame of no particular vintage - probably feels a bit like riding a boat anchor.

    The wheels they knock out for £70 a pop, the groupset is 1x11 which isn't inherently bad but is a bit cheaper and limiting if you want to go 2x11.

    So yeah, it's not a bad deal exactly, but certainly not a great one either.

    If you want a wet commuter it'll certainly do the job, and switching to your race bike you'll feel like you're flying.

    As TW said it not so many words AVOID

    its so crap they couldnt even be arsed to post an actual picture of the bike you'd end up with, that one in the link has Shimano something shifters with mech disc brakes and what looks like no rear gear cable, rather than the listed SRAM 1x11 with discs, thats just lazy and should be accepted. People buy mostly with their eyes.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • bmxboy10
    bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
    For £100 more you can get the Vitus at CRC!
  • avababy24
    avababy24 Posts: 162
    Who’s had the Planet-X email ref postage payment request for the bottles :twisted:
  • towser44
    towser44 Posts: 21
    avababy24 wrote:
    Who’s had the Planet-X email ref postage payment request for the bottles :twisted:

    Yep! Grrrrr!
  • poptart242
    poptart242 Posts: 531
    towser44 wrote:
    avababy24 wrote:
    Who’s had the Planet-X email ref postage payment request for the bottles :twisted:

    Yep! Grrrrr!

    Same, don't really think I'd have bought them at £3 each. Might just cancel.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,821
    I've had the email and no I do not wish to pay the £3.95 postage so it looks like order cancelled.
  • JBVRV
    JBVRV Posts: 27
    avababy24 wrote:
    Who’s had the Planet-X email ref postage payment request for the bottles :twisted:
    Me too. I will cancel because I'm not sure whether it will fit everything I need. Was looking forward to trying it out for a quid though
  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    Yeah, asked for a refund. Not a surprise after it took them so long to ship to be honest, they're usually very quick posting.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Yep, just had that email too. Grrrrr.
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    Yep, received it as well, have asked if I can pay in loose change,
    If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    towser44 wrote:
    avababy24 wrote:
    Who’s had the Planet-X email ref postage payment request for the bottles :twisted:

    Yep! Grrrrr!

    Ditto. Grrr, Grrr, Grrr.
    As I'd bought 3 I'm tempted to pay the 3.95, but only slightly. Think i'll cancel.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
    Bike 1 (Broken) - Bike 2(Borked) - Bike 3(broken spokes) - Bike 4( Needs Work) - Bike 5 (in bits) - Bike 6* ...
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Hmmm - I just got the email but they have taken the original money for the order. I thought you didnt have a binding contract until they took your money but at that point they had to honour it?
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 6,058
    Quite impressive, PX promotes £1 bargain tool bottle on 11th with free postage if only thing in basket, takes until 16th to e-mail purchasers that there was an error regarding free postage.

    And there was me the last few days thinking I had missed a genuinely useful bargain! :lol:

    I finally got around to trying to install a PX fatbike compatible disc pannier set I bought from them last year sometime, went to adjust the support length to the mount near the rear hub and it sheared through the screw thread while tightening at way less than 4nM torque.
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  • meursault
    meursault Posts: 1,433
    Apologies about the Planet X debacle, I genuinely thought it was a good deal at first. I bought a few bits, but that's because I needed a helmet for my Grandson mostly.
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  • solstice21
    solstice21 Posts: 321
    Vector 2 dual sided 450 on crc with bc discount.... best price I've ever seen.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    I made two seperate orders for the £1 Carnac bottle things but only one email and replied saying I expect the order to be fulfilled and also raised a case with Paypal on the two transactions saying I've already had the funds taken for the orders.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,986
    edited May 2018
    Solstice21 wrote:
    Vector 2 dual sided 450 on crc with bc discount.... best price I've ever seen.


    Superb spot that man!

    £441ish if you go through TCB, which I may just have done :oops:
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  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Just had an email from Planet X listing the Carnac tool cases and an order number, so maybe they've backed down, I can't quite tell...
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    Just had an email from Planet X listing the Carnac tool cases and an order number, so maybe they've backed down, I can't quite tell...

    I had that, then a reply to my query to them about the payment of additional postage saying I could pay by paypal 30 minutes later?
    If I know you, and I like you, you can borrow my bike box for £30 a week. PM for details.
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    Just had an email from Planet X listing the Carnac tool cases and an order number, so maybe they've backed down, I can't quite tell...

    I had that, then a reply to my query to them about the payment of additional postage saying I could pay by paypal 30 minutes later?
    Ah. I had the email talking about using paypal before I had the one with an order number :?

    I sent a reply saying I don't have a paypal account :D

    Confusion abounds at PlanetX towers methinks :mrgreen:
  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,648
    I think they're scrabbling to send out these collection emails and forgetting that they are overlapping with the automatic emails that go out for an order.

    I sent an unimpressed reply yesterday accusing them of a bait and switch. No response yet!
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  • PhilipPirrip
    PhilipPirrip Posts: 616
    For anyone confused about their rights regarding orders placed with Planet X, the T&Cs you agreed to do state;

    "You will then receive confirmation of your order - this confirms we have received your order, but it does not indicate a contract exists between us. We will indicate acceptance of your order by sending you an invoice - this is the contract between us. We have included this term to protect us in the case that a mistake has been made in pricing, for example if we have inadvertently under-priced a product, or we are no longer able to supply a particular product for some reason. In the case of a change of price, we will always contact you first to ensure that the revised price is acceptable to you."

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