Planet X Designed Brakes

RBridgett
RBridgett Posts: 5
edited September 2011 in Road buying advice
I am considering buying a pair of Planet X's own design ultralight brakes for a road bike. They are well priced and the weight is less than Shimano Ultegra or 105's.
Does anyone have a comment to make regarding the quality of manufacture, functionality and longevity.
Thank you for any comments.
RBridgett

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  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Just so long as you fit them right then they are very good. Manufacturing quality is brilliant for the price. OK they don't quite have the stopping power of my Chorus dual pivots but if you fit some Swiss Stop pads then they're not far off.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,857
    ^^ What he said.

    & can be a little more of an effort to keep centred perfectly
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    +2... If you change wheels a fair bit... I wouldn't bother...
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  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    They look great but single pivot brakes are a bugger to set up unless you love tinkering, and as previously mentioned they a pain if you have to take your wheel out.
  • bigj205
    bigj205 Posts: 31
    I had these on My SL Pro Carbon
    They're ok, but not great.
    I changed to Ultegras and was amazed how much more pwerful they are.

    hope that helps
    Cheers

    John

    Offroad: Turner 5 Spot, The all mountain machine !
    Kona Kula Gold XC race bike.
    On Road: Planet X SL Pro Carbon, SRAM Red
  • StorckSpeed
    StorckSpeed Posts: 291
    Got them fitted to my current race bike.
    Very good brakes and can stop you on a six pence. (Swiss stop pads come as standard).
    They are definitely trickier to set-up than 105 & Ultegra and need checking before every ride. If they're off centre you notice the difference in stopping power. Just takes a second to correct them though and I always like to give the bike the once over before settting off so am ok with this.
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  • RBridgett
    RBridgett Posts: 5
    Thank you for all the comments, all very helpful and I think I will stick with dual pivot brakes despite the cost. I don't like tinkering.
    RBridgett
  • milese
    milese Posts: 1,233
    I'd confirm what said, the weight saving isnt worth the loss of performance.

    I've only just got the hang of setting them up and they are better than before, but still not great, even more annoying when you're swapping out brake pads to switch between carbon and alloy wheels / cork and rubber pads.

    The outer cable length affects the centring, and so does the screw out adjuster, so I found I need to alter the grub that locks onto the cable.

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