Which Planet X bike should I purchase?

flopstocks

Hello,

Last night I purchased this bike on my mobile, however I failed to spot the fact it had the Planet A57 wheels on it.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLPRIV ... -road-bike

I am tempted to swap to this bike (if they allow) for this model

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FBPXSLP105 ... -road-bike

This has the 10 speed 105 instead, but has the FSA 30 wheels.

I am currently 15 stone riding a Carrera Virtuoso, and often have problems with the back wheel bending. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

imposter2.0

The A57 is a strong wheelset - if you say you have problems with your current wheels 'bending', then go for the A57s.

flopstocks

Ah OK it's just that I seen the FSA 30 wheelset is £200, where as the A57 is on the site for £105.

Was expecting the FSA 30 to be a better wheel.

flopstocks

Here the two specs side by side

SRAM Version that I bought

Frame: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Frame
Fork: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Fork
Front Derailleur: SRAM Rival 22 Front Mech
Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival 22 Rear Mech / Medium Cage
Shifters: SRAM Rival 22 Brake Lever & Shifter
Chainset: SRAM Rival 22 Chainset
Crank length: 172.5mm
Chainrings: 50-34T
Bottom Bracket: BSA Bottom Bracket
Cassette: SRAM PG1130 Cassette / 11-32T
Chain: SRAM PC1130 Chain / 116 Links
Front Brake: SRAM Rival Brake Caliper / Front
Rear Brake: SRAM Rival Brake Caliper / Rear
Handlebars: Planet X Road Bar Strada Shallow Drop / Polished Black
Bar tape: Planet X Cork Handlebar Tape / Black
Grips: N/A
Stem: Planet X Superlight Team 3D Forged Stem 100 mm / Polished Black
Headset: FSA Orbit CE
Wheels: Planet X A57 / 700c / Black / Shimano or SRAM
Front Tyre: Continental Ultrasport Wire Bead Tyre / 700c / Black / 23 mm
Rear Tyre: Continental Ultrasport Wire Bead Tyre / 700c / Black / 23 mm
Inner Tube: Planet X Inner Tubes
Saddle: San Marco Ponza Saddle / Carbon Steel / Black
Seatpost: Planet X Light Alloy Seatpost / 31.6mm / Polished Black
Seat Clamp: 34.9 mm
Mudflap compatible: No
Pannier rack compatible: No
Pedals: Available Separately
Bottle cage bosses: 1 set on size small, 2 sets on all other sizes
Number of Gears: 22
Weight: 8.2kg (Large)

105 Version I could swap to

Frame: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Frame
Fork: Planet X Pro Carbon Road Fork
Front Derailleur: Shimano 105 Front Mech
Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 Rear Mech
Shifters: Shimano 105 STI Shifters 10 Speed
Chainset: Shimano 105 FC-5750 10 Speed Chainset
Crank length: 172.5mm
Chainrings: 50-34T
Bottom Bracket: Shimano 105 Bottom Bracket British Thread
Cassette: Shimano 105 5700 Cassette / 10 Speed / 12-25T
Chain: Shimano 105 10 Speed Chain
Front Brake: FSA Gossamer Pro Brakeset / Black
Rear Brake: FSA Gossamer Pro Brakeset / Black
Handlebars: Planet X Road Bar Strada Shallow Drop / 42cm / Polished Black / 31.8 mm Clamp
Bar tape: Planet X Cork Handlebar Tape / Black
Stem: Planet X Superlight Team 3D Forged Stem 100 mm / Polished Black / 6 degrees / 31.8 mm Clamp
Headset: FSA Orbit C Headset / 1 1/8inch / Black / Intergrated / 8mm
Wheels: FSA Team 30 Wheelset / 700c / Black / Shimano/SRAM 10/11sp
Tyres: Continental Ultrasport 2 Wired Tyre / 700c / Black / 23mm
Inner Tube: Planet X Inner Tubes
Saddle: San Marco Ponza Saddle / Carbon Steel / Black
Seatpost: Planet X Light Alloy Seatpost / 31.6mm / Polished Black
Seat Clamp: Planet X 6061T6 Forged Alloy Seatclamp Bolt Up / 34.9mm
Mudflap compatible: No
Pannier rack compatible: No
Pedals: Available Separately
Bottle cage bosses: 1 set on size small, 2 sets on all other sizes
Number of Gears: 20
Weight: 8.1kg (Large)

bendertherobot

Rival 22 is nicer

luv2ride

bendertherobot wrote:

Rival 22 is nicer

^This

flopstocks

Cool so it looks like I made the best purchase in the first place

antsmithmk

Yes you did!

flopstocks

So Sram Rival 22 speed bike with cheaper wheels, would preferred over the 105 20 speed with the more expensive wheels.

cubedean

flopstocks wrote:

So Sram Rival 22 speed bike with cheaper wheels, would preferred over the 105 20 speed with the more expensive wheels.

Indeed. The more expensive wheels aren't necessarily better. They still fall into the sub £200 category where most of the time you will not benefit with them over stock wheels.

For me sram would be the choice over shimano any day. I find the ergonomics of the levers perfect.

Matthewfalle

Sram job.

mpatts

rode and raced a rival carbon pro for a year and enjoyed it.

gusm41

I ordered the same bike.
The bike was supposed to come with the a57 wheels but arrived with the fsa 30 wheels instead.

diamonddog

Good little bikes, had my Sram model a few years now.

Matthewfalle

Brilliant value for money, ride really well, light, look good.

What's not to like?

passout

I'd go for SRAM too - planet x wheels are fine - don't just go by RRP.

flopstocks

gusm41 wrote:

I ordered the same bike.
The bike was supposed to come with the a57 wheels but arrived with the fsa 30 wheels instead.

Bonus, hoping they do the same with mine then Out of interest when did you order? How long did it take to come?

Ordered mine on the 28th but it is still saying 'to be picked'

paxington

Having used SRAM Rival and Shimano 105, of the two, I'd go with SRAM every time given the choice. Much more precise feel when shifting. Also the "RRP" on those FSA wheels hasn't been £199 on the Planet X site very long, it was much less previously.

gusm41

Took about 5 days, ordered in November.

flopstocks wrote:

gusm41 wrote:

I ordered the same bike.
The bike was supposed to come with the a57 wheels but arrived with the fsa 30 wheels instead.

Bonus, hoping they do the same with mine then Out of interest when did you order? How long did it take to come?

Ordered mine on the 28th but it is still saying 'to be picked'