Planet X SL Team Alu frame

cjcp
cjcp Posts: 13,345
edited March 2010 in Road buying advice
Thinking about buying one. Anyone have one or know whether it's any good?

Cheers
FCN 2-4.

"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."

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  • henderson_mk
    henderson_mk Posts: 637
    yep, buy one. fast, light (for alu) stiff as hell and a great race bike.
    well worth the money!
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  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    raced on one for teh guts of a year, now use it as a winter trainer. great for the money.

    buy henderson's girly powder blue one. :lol: (i secretly wanted that colour but wasn't available in my size.)
  • henderson_mk
    henderson_mk Posts: 637
    yeah actually do buy my girl powder one! its awesome.
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  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    I've got one which has now been relegated to winter trainer / commuter but may get resurrected as my crit / race bike. In all honesty I think it rides better than my 'good' bike.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Cheers, chaps. I've been hankering after one for about three years now (was looking at the girly blue one, too!) and, after my alu commuter frame cracked last year, I want a replacement for the commute, training and maybe the odd race.

    What are the PX forks like? I thought about putting some Reynolds forks on there (had them on my old commuter and they were great).
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • henderson_mk
    henderson_mk Posts: 637
    forks are spot on, I wouldn't change them. full carbon steerer as I recall so light enough too.
    unfortunately you can't get the powder blue anymore.... so if you're seriously interested in a powder blue one I do have one for sale, but it is size small.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    henderson_mk wrote:
    forks are spot on, I wouldn't change them. full carbon steerer as I recall so light enough too.
    unfortunately you can't get the powder blue anymore.... so if you're seriously interested in a powder blue one I do have one for sale, but it is size small.

    Ok, might go for them then.

    I need a large. Not sure how the powder blue would be greeted by my eldest either. It's the same colour as my youngest daughter's bike... :)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Beatmaker wrote:
    I've got one which has now been relegated to winter trainer / commuter but may get resurrected as my crit / race bike. In all honesty I think it rides better than my 'good' bike.

    Trainer / commuter? Does it take full mudguards or have you put crud guards / race blades on?

    I ask because could do with a fast winter tainer frame.

    Also how comfortable is this frame on a half day ride?

    Thanks.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • henderson_mk
    henderson_mk Posts: 637
    no mounts for mudguards, so would need to be crud. I think they would fit ok, tight clearances though.

    the team superlight is definitely a race frame, although I'd say if you get a decent carbon post and saddle you should be grand on longer rides. probably the longest I ever rode mine was 4 1/2 hours or so and never had an issue.
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  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    I have one with Cruds attached - love it!
  • Lady Venom
    Lady Venom Posts: 213
    Is it wrong that I want a planet X in pink?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    No it's fine, you're a gal ....
  • Beatmaker
    Beatmaker Posts: 1,092
    passout wrote:
    Beatmaker wrote:
    I've got one which has now been relegated to winter trainer / commuter but may get resurrected as my crit / race bike. In all honesty I think it rides better than my 'good' bike.

    Trainer / commuter? Does it take full mudguards or have you put crud guards / race blades on?

    I ask because could do with a fast winter tainer frame.

    Also how comfortable is this frame on a half day ride?

    Thanks.

    I use Cruds on it. It was designed first and foremost to be a race frame and was raced by the likes of Mark Lovatt in the Premier Calendar. I have however taken it on longer rides and it is comfortable enough. Mine is the baby blue and I find it rather fetching!

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