Planet X Sram Red vs Ribble Pro Evo Ultegra

Constant headwind
Constant headwind Posts: 33
edited September 2010 in Road buying advice
Advice please. The Planet X seems way better initially but it doesn't have a Sram crank or brakes whereas the Ribble is Ultegra throughout.

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/specialedition.asp?action=GenerateConstructor&part=SERIBBLEEVOPROSHIM&sub=conf_SERC&bike=1

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPR/sl-pro-carbon-sram-red

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  • Constant headwind
    Constant headwind Posts: 33
    Someone must have an opinion on which bike I should go for. They're both around £1100. Advice appreciated. This will be my first "proper bike" so I want to make the best decision I can. Thanks.
  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,471
    Someone must have an opinion on which bike I should go for.
    I think the evo pro is new, so it's possible that very few people know much about it yet!
  • UPGRAYEDD
    UPGRAYEDD Posts: 117
    Stanley222 wrote:
    Nice thread - I am looking at exactly the same bikes!!! I als like the Ribble Sportive just to throw another into the mix :wink:

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/specialed ... ERC&bike=1

    Not still dithering, Stanley?

    Do it, man!!!!
    "A gentleman who goes by the name Upgrayedd. Which he spells thusly, with two D's, as he says, "for a double dose of this pimping."
  • dru
    dru Posts: 1,341
    So, I see that the Planet-X Sram Red 'special deal' has ended and that it's now increased by £200 to £1299.99 and has a date of mid October....

    ....thankfully I pre-ordered last month and I've had my delivery date through.
  • sundog
    sundog Posts: 243
    Are you not considering the focus cayo?

    Id go with Shimano over Sram
    I like white bikes
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,666
    I'm a massive SRAM fan! The FSA Gosssamer is nothing to be sniffed at. Probably comparable to Ultegra

    No idea about the brakes I'm afraid - to be honest it's a try both an see situation (ifficult with mail order though...)
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  • salsarider79
    salsarider79 Posts: 828
    +1 SRAM is far better than some horrible Japanese rubbish....better if it was a well known Italian firm.
    FSA Gossamer cranks are quite nice, light ish weight, but stiff when pedalling.
    Brakes wise, just change them if you don't like them. :roll:
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  • micmax
    micmax Posts: 13
    So, I see that the Planet-X Sram Red 'special deal' has ended and that it's now increased by £200 to £1299.99 and has a date of mid October....
    makes the pre-built full red version at £1399 look a better deal. not many left though.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    The brakes work fine. Not as good as the Sram Red ones - but they will stop you just fine.


    Big fan of Sram also. Ribble frame looks nicer. The Planet X deal was better at £1099. Not sure at £1300.

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