Felt or Planet X?

dave35
dave35 Posts: 1,124
edited September 2014 in Road buying advice
Been on the hunt for a new machine and narrowed it down to two with my budget, either a Planet X rt58 alloy with shimano tiagra or a felt f75 with 105 on- anyone with either bike care to share their opinion. Only budgeting £650 for the bike so both in my price range.
Thanks

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  • dombhoy
    dombhoy Posts: 147
    felt 105 is worth the extra
  • dave35
    dave35 Posts: 1,124
    Have been reading that Felt frames had some problems with cracking and what about bb30-is it that bad?
  • DKay
    DKay Posts: 1,652
    If you type in '[insert large volume bike manufacturer here] cracked frame' into Google, you can find loads of examples.

    I'd get the Felt.
    N
    N+1
  • dave35
    dave35 Posts: 1,124
    Reckon I'll go with the felt just for the better groupset(have rode a felt) but most importantly do I get the black or the blue????
    O.k, now having raised another £100 taking my budget to £700, the Planet X with SRAM rival 22 comes into play. So rival or 105?
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    5700 or 5800?
  • velogee
    velogee Posts: 133
    DKay wrote:
    If you type in '[insert large volume bike manufacturer here] cracked frame' into Google, you can find loads of examples.

    I'd get the Felt.

    +1
    Madone 4.9 2014
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  • fwgx
    fwgx Posts: 114
    Where have you seen a Felt F75 for £650?
    I was looking at the Z75 which is pretty similar spec
    Felt Z75 (2015)
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    fwgx wrote:
    Where have you seen a Felt F75 for £650?
    I was looking at the Z75 which is pretty similar spec
    How about here http://www.merlincycles.com/felt-f75-road-bike-2014-boxed-72748.html for £599.00, it's 10 speed 105 so 5700.
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  • dave35
    dave35 Posts: 1,124
    Went for the Felt in the end, will I regret bb30?.. Bike arrives tomorrow, can't wait.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Planet X with Rival - if there are any left in stock. Great groupset & deal.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    ^^This.
  • dave35
    dave35 Posts: 1,124
    Felt arrived this morning, only needed some minor adjustments to the gears and I will eventually cut the steerer down a touch and change the rubino slick tyres
    . Only thing missing is a spacer or 2 to fit the front brake-it sits too close to the forks-so close the brakes don't open fully so just got to source a couple from the lbs or halfords later. First ride on it planned tomorrow.

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