Scott Cr1 vs Planet X

richiegwy
richiegwy Posts: 171
edited September 2012 in Road buying advice
I am looking at upgrading my 5 yr old Trek. It is an aluminium bike running 105 group set.

I have narrowed it down to a
Scott CR1 Pro with ultegra for €3,000
Planet X RT-57 with SRAM Force for €2,000
Planet X RT-57 with SRAM Red for €2,500

Is the Scott worth €1,000 more than the Planet X Force and is the RED groupo with €500 more than force. The Red version comes with FSA SLK light crank.

Any feedback or experiences welcome.

Planet X have a distributor approx 60 miles from me so I can try it out beforehand.

Comments

  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    You're overpaying for the Scott. Call Epic Cycles and they'll get you one under the 2k sterling barrier. In fact you can fint them for 1900 pretty much everywhere.
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • richiegwy
    richiegwy Posts: 171
    Most sites I have looked at are around 2200. I would prefer to by something with some form of local support. I had considered the likes of Canyon etc but prefer to be able to try it out beforehand.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Where are you located?
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • richiegwy
    richiegwy Posts: 171
    Galway, Ireland
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    So go into your LBS and see if they'll price-match. It's in their interest as they'll be gaining a customer and clearing stock. I'll buy things from my LBS that are a bit more expensive, but on big-ticket items at the end of the day you have to be loyal to your wallet. I didn't buy my bike from my LBS, but they're always happy to see me as I give them lots of other business.
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • richiegwy
    richiegwy Posts: 171
    So are you recommending the Scott over the Planet X?
    Any particular reasons?
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Higher quality carbon from a better fab, and Scott has always done right by me in both snow and cycling. Not really a BB30 fan either. That said you're looking at different quality bikes and the price reflects that. I'm sure you'll be happy regardless of what you choose, but I subscribe to the "buy cheap, buy twice" school of thought.
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Nothing wrong with the planet x bikes. I know plenty of happy users.
    Try and get a ride on both and see which you prefer ?
    It may come down to SRAM v Shimano. And I didn't bother with the extra for Red. My force bike is still faster uphill than my mates Red. ;-)

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