Planet X tyre offer

arlowood
arlowood Posts: 2,561
edited February 2014 in Road buying advice
Michelin Pro4 Service Course on offer at Planet X for £15.99 (60% saving on RRP)

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TYMICP4SC/ ... -271297145

Must be worth a punt. Just ordered 2 (700 x 25) - these are slightly more expensive at £16.95 but you're still getting a pretty good deal.
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  • Graham K
    Graham K Posts: 329
    Whats the difference between a normal tyre and a Clincher?

    I have Askium S WTS and Bontrager Race, are these compatable for the tyres?
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Same. Normal tyres are clinchers. The ones that won't fits are tubulars (basically a round enclosed tube that you glue onto a rim).

    Rather confusingly there are also tubeless which are clinchers but with no inner tubes.

    So yes, Graham, you can buy these.
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  • Graham K
    Graham K Posts: 329
    Cheers, Worth buying just to stock for later in the year/next year.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Very much so. The Pro 4 are hugely underrated IMO. Excellent tyres. Easily as good as the more fashionable GP40000S or ULtremo ZX. A steal at that price.
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  • northpole
    northpole Posts: 1,499
    Couldn't agree more - I bought a pair for a decent price with limited expectations after my experience with Pro 3's (far too delicate). They were great and I've been using them throughout this winter daily commuting with only one p*ncture. IMO they are great tyres and I don't really understand why Michelin haven't made a better fist of marketing them.

    Peter
  • blinddrew
    blinddrew Posts: 317
    Another Pro4 fan here, get 'em while they're hot!
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  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    Thanks for the heads up. I've ordered a couple.
    Will be interesting to see how they compare with GP4000s. Especially at that price!
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • mpatts
    mpatts Posts: 1,010
    I'm an ultremo rider, ordered a couple of these. Mad not to at that price.
    Insert bike here:
  • arlowood
    arlowood Posts: 2,561
    Pretty good review here:-

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... -12-46390/

    So hopefully not too much of a gamble.

    Really like my Ultremo ZX's but find them a bit fragile for the state of our pock marked and gravely roads these days. With Local Authority budgets being squeezed, I don't see the situation improving any time soon.
  • snowley
    snowley Posts: 149
    Thanks for this. Just ordered a pair of 700*25 in black.

    Stock went from 31 to 18 in about 5 minutes between ordering.....
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    They're excellent, as were all the pro race series, outstanding value at this price.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    + 1

    bagged a couple myself
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  • yaya
    yaya Posts: 411
    Should have acted when there was still stock :-(
  • wotnoshoeseh
    wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
    No 25's left - :-(
  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    Still have 23's so just got a pair of 'em in plain old black.
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  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    They don't come in a box so I'm guessing that they got a job lot of factory seconds on the cheap.
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    Bozman wrote:
    They don't come in a box so I'm guessing that they got a job lot of factory seconds on the cheap.
    Yeah! they look like remoulds :mrgreen:
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    Bozman wrote:
    They don't come in a box so I'm guessing that they got a job lot of factory seconds on the cheap.
    Yeah! they look like remoulds :mrgreen:

    You'll be ok though if you stick below 35mph.

    I wasn't joking the tyres just come in a bag, not a box in sight.
  • mpatts
    mpatts Posts: 1,010
    Bozman wrote:
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    Bozman wrote:
    They don't come in a box so I'm guessing that they got a job lot of factory seconds on the cheap.
    Yeah! they look like remoulds :mrgreen:

    You'll be ok though if you stick below 35mph.

    I wasn't joking the tyres just come in a bag, not a box in sight.

    One of mine was in a box.
    Insert bike here:
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Possible that they were OEM tyres, for a bike manufacturer to fit to new bikes - in a big batch with no packaging is common.

    Just be careful - because sometimes those OEM tyres arent the same spec as retail ones...
  • snowley
    snowley Posts: 149
    Haven't received mine yet so can't comment, but how can Planet X sell them as genuine tyres and them potentially be of inferior quality???

    Surely Michelin would not be happy as this may lead to a damaged reputation.....
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    snowley wrote:
    Surely Michelin would not be happy as this may lead to a damaged reputation.....

    These tyres are Michilin not Michelin.
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    Bozman wrote:
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    Bozman wrote:
    They don't come in a box so I'm guessing that they got a job lot of factory seconds on the cheap.
    Yeah! they look like remoulds :mrgreen:

    You'll be ok though if you stick below 35mph.

    I wasn't joking the tyres just come in a bag, not a box in sight.

    I'll be okay then :D

    I tacked on another 5 x high5 water bottles with 10 zero tablets @ £1.99 each
    A great deal but I am running out of room for all the bottles now :oops:
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • eddiefiola
    eddiefiola Posts: 344
    Thanks PlanetX for wasting my time.

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    http://app.strava.com/athletes/1815467
  • ben-----
    ben----- Posts: 573
    I received two yesterday, unboxed. I reckon they're off new bikes? Just a guess. They had marks to possibly suggest that.

    If they're exactly the same (sans boxes) as you'd get if you bought them elsewhere at full price, then they're fine I reckon.
  • eddiefiola
    eddiefiola Posts: 344
    I wont bother with PX again, after they told me they screwed up on Stock and did nothing with my order for 3 days I placed an order with bike.discount, this was about 4pm yesterday, the package arrived today at 11am ish, yes a bit more expensive than PX but a much better service.

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    And my Pro 4 tyres are in boxes.
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/1815467
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    Got mine yesterday both in boxes.
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  • djsoftware
    djsoftware Posts: 199
    Also received mine today in boxes.
  • maltloaf_df
    maltloaf_df Posts: 118
    Are these going to be harder wearing than my Duranos ? I've had no flats with them but they have been cut to ribbons
  • eddiefiola
    eddiefiola Posts: 344
    you guys that got yours when did you order? I ordered Sunday 11am, so wondering if they just put International orders to one side and then run out.
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