Planet-X N2A Guru with Campag

galatzo

Last bike was a Cinelli Saetta Sprint with same gear as the N2A with the exception of the bars, stem and post which were Ritchey WCS. I had it nearly 6 months but it just didn't handle like the bike before it, an Isaac Proton which I wish I hadn't sold, so I when I got back from Majorca the other week I popped up to Planet-X to have a look at the N2A. They had an N2A Guru in my size with Sram Force, carbon clinchers, Selle Italia SLR Flow saddle and Planet-X bars and stem for £1499 ! Took it for a spin round the car park and service road outside and was really impressed even on such a short circuit. Compared to the Cinelli it was on rails, just gave me confidence to throw it into corners and really get my knee down in a way that the Cinelli didn't on some fantastic bends in Majorca. Couldn't turn it down at that price considering a frameset was £800 so went back a few days later and got it.
Planet-X swapped the gear over, bought a great new saddle Fizik Kurve Bull (cost a bit but the build quality is exceptional) decided to keep the Planet-X CNC brakes and the CNC stem and bars are staying for now to.
Had few very windy rides and just loving every corner !

Frame - Planet-X N2A Guru size small
Forks - Planet-X N2A Guru

Groupset - Campagnolo Chorus 11speed (Athena rear mech and Planet-X CNC brakeset)

Saddle - Fizik Kurve Bull
Seatpost - Planet-X Guru Aero

Bars - Planet-X Strada Compact Lite
Stem Planet-X Ultra Light CNC

Wheels - Mavic Ksyrium SR
Tyres - Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX

Pedals - Time RXS Carbon

Weight - 7.4kg with pedals

Paul 8v

Nice, those white hoods look like they will be a pain in the backside to keep clean!

dwanes

That is one cool looking bike. Love the frame. Cant fault anything, even the set up.

Any plans to change anything? Would you recomend the wheels?, are they clinchers?

RideOnTime

Great pics...

galatzo

Paul 8v wrote:

Nice, those white hoods look like they will be a pain in the backside to keep clean!

Cheers. Dug the hoods out from a previous build, soaked and scrubbed them in some Fenwicks and they've come up a treat but I don't think it's the last time I'll be doing it !

dwanes wrote:

That is one cool looking bike. Love the frame. Cant fault anything, even the set up.

Any plans to change anything? Would you recomend the wheels?, are they clinchers?

Thanks. I shouldn't be thinking about changing anything as I've only had it a week but now you mention it.....
I have some Ritchey WCS carbon bars and stem from the last build but for now I like the Planet-X stuff, bars are a great shape and the stems a great design (may go to a 10cm later), I have a bit of an itch for a Rotor chainset as the frames is BB30 and Campag isn't.
The wheels are clinchers and no complaints so far. I'd like some of the Planet-X Guru carbon tubulars but then I don't race and don't think they're really suitable for my use on Derbyshire roads, I just like the look of them and interested to try the tubular ride out never having had a pair.
For now I'm just staring at it as it is !

RideOnTime wrote:

Great pics...

Thanks. Always struggled to take decent pics (lack of ability and poor camera phones) but picked a really sunny day and Samsung Galaxy SII and hey presto, a massive improvement on previous efforts !

GOLDGPR

Love that! - really like the design of the flowers on the inner frame parts. Only thing I would change would be to white cable outers to match the frame white lines.

Enjoy

RideOnTime

so £1500 give or take. not bad.

GOLDGPR

Did you not put on the Carbon clinchers ??

galatzo

GOLDGPR wrote:

Did you not put on the Carbon clinchers ??

They're shimano/sram fitting and also nearly 400gr heavier than the Mavics plus I'm trying to raise some cash to make it as much a wife pleasing deal as poss.
And given the wind recently I'd need Ben Ainsley's skills to pilot them !

galatzo

RideOnTime wrote:

so £1500 give or take. not bad.

By the time I sell all the bits and the Cinelli frame I'm hoping it'll have cost about £400 to change.
Not bad considering the frameset alone is £800

GOLDGPR

Galatzo wrote:

GOLDGPR wrote:

Did you not put on the Carbon clinchers ??

They're shimano/sram fitting and also nearly 400gr heavier than the Mavics plus I'm trying to raise some cash to make it as much a wife pleasing deal as poss.
And given the wind recently I'd need Ben Ainsley's skills to pilot them !

Ah quite a bit heavier then didn't realise would be that much, know what you mean about the wind...... and keeping the misses happy always get my parts delivered to work then swap over when she aint looking. lol

Top deal there then getting things swapped over for that cost!

Crozza

Love the colour of that - much better than the stealth versions of these

galatzo

Crozza wrote:

Love the colour of that - much better than the stealth versions of these

Me too, black with red has been done to death and so has white although I do like the white and silver version they do.
And I've had bikes in similar colours already.....

upperoilcan

That Scapin looks a beast.

napoleond

Don't ditch the Campag chainset for rotor, Campag chainsets are things of beauty. (I have a rotor 3D+ on my Cervelo with SR. It's sacrilege and I weep myself to sleep every day about it)

galatzo

upperoilcan wrote:

That Scapin looks a beast.

But it had a large 12k weave that I just couldn't stand and hence it joined the ex file !

NapoleonD wrote:

Don't ditch the Campag chainset for rotor, Campag chainsets are things of beauty. (I have a rotor 3D+ on my Cervelo with SR. It's sacrilege and I weep myself to sleep every day about it)

No doubting the Campag chainset looks better, providing it works ok in the bb30 then it'll stay.

aw1808

New bike is looking good , I almost went for the cinelli but bought your proton instead , which clearly was a good choice.

the isaac still corners like its on rails and is a beauty ;-))

galatzo

aw1808 wrote:

New bike is looking good , I almost went for the cinelli but bought your proton instead , which clearly was a good choice.

the isaac still corners like its on rails and is a beauty ;-))

Glad your enjoying it mate, mabe we should have a corner-off and see which holds the rails best ? !
The N2A feels pretty similar so far to the Isaac which is what I wanted.
The Cinelli was a nice comfy easy ride but it made me realise I've still got few years before comfort becomes the most important thing.
Hope this wind drops by the weekend so I can give it a real thrash.

Pigcry

Hi there. That is a lovely looking bike. I am thinking of putting together a N2a with a Campagnolo Centaur chain set. What adapters did you use for your build? Does the crank work well or would I be better running something like an Fsa which comes in BB30?

RideOnTime

Galatzo wrote:

Crozza wrote:

Love the colour of that - much better than the stealth versions of these

Me too, black with red has been done to death and so has white although I do like the white and silver version they do.
And I've had bikes in similar colours already.....

Oh, like those...

Iamnot Wiggins

NapoleonD wrote:

Don't ditch the Campag chainset for rotor, Campag chainsets are things of beauty. (I have a rotor 3D+ on my Cervelo with SR. It's sacrilege and I weep myself to sleep every day about it)

What length & ratio? I'll swap a compact Record chainset if you like?

bencolem

Liking your N2A - colour coordination is spot on. I'd leave your Chainset well alone and put the money towards some properly lightweight tubular wheels (do Planet X still do those 250g rims - would be ideal). Given your in Derbyshire, you'd love them on the climbs (on special occasions only!).