Planet X RT-58 Alloy Price Increase £100!!

dlknight
dlknight Posts: 23
edited July 2014 in Road buying advice
As title Planet X have increased the price of the RT-58 by £100 to £699 from £599 :(

Was considering purchasing one of these anyone think (know) the price will come back down anytime soon??

Otherwise I'm looking at the Ribble 7005 / Audax instead.

BTW will be my first road bike - I'm a keen MTBer however.
Specialized Hardrock Sport 2005
Trek Fuel EX 8 2011

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  • antsmithmk
    antsmithmk Posts: 717
    The pro carbon ultegra also gone up recently from 999 to 1199 I think
  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    antsmithmk wrote:
    The pro carbon ultegra also gone up recently from 999 to 1199 I think

    It did, was going to buy one and some PX wheels then in went up 20% and I went elsewhere
  • scottishgeek
    scottishgeek Posts: 143
    I know they increased the price of the carbon RT-58 a time ago. This was apparently due to it going to full ultegra instead of only 80% or so.
  • dlknight
    dlknight Posts: 23
    Well I've got several options open because I'm so in-decisive!

    Bargain off ebay although I'm not very patient
    Merlin Malt-R for £550
    Ribble Sportive / 7005 / Audax for approx £650 (with Tiagra and upgraded wheels)
    Boardman Road Sport £450ish plus 10% british cycling discount
    Decathlon Btwin Triban 500 £450

    And then I did the unthinkable and opened Canyon's website...... Roadlite AL 6.0 SL - gorgeous but £950 inc delivery!
    Specialized Hardrock Sport 2005
    Trek Fuel EX 8 2011
  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    My local.Decathlon had the old Triban 5 reduced from 429,to 329 last weekend, a bargain.
  • antonyfromoz
    antonyfromoz Posts: 482
    there is always the Rose pro sl 2000 - http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/bike/rose-pr ... aid:668081

    2014 and 2015 models for £846 and you can customise the specs. I have no experience of the bike or the brand but they are highly regarded and under 8kgs...

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