Planet X sl pro carbon

[SimonC]

I've been looking to treat myself and something like this would be just the ticket.

They seem pretty much race bikes though. I don't race but would this be any good for sportives etc and long rides........75miles upwards?

Cann't see a problem with it for long rides - I only use mine for racing and training rides, neither of which are more than 3 hours/50 miles, but I have ridden one sportive on it, 103 miles, didnt feel uncomfortable IMHO.

Don't really get that "sportive geometry" thing TBH, marketing speak IMHO.

 

[BentMikey]

When you've ridden some radically different bicycles, those tiny changes in handling and geometry don't seem to matter as much.

 

[mr_s81]

I bought mine last September when they were doing the SRAM Red variant for £1099. Given that it was my first carbon bike, I'd nothing to compare it to. My other bike is a Carrera Virtuoso that I use to commute on. I recently upgraded the wheels which I found helped my speed on the flat (avg 20mph over 21 miles and 950ft climbing), although I was probably only 1mph slower on the model B's which are excellent for the money.

As far as comfort goes, I changed the P-X saddle as I could never get on with it to a Charge Spoon (which is excellent!) I've never gone further than 100km to date, but at that distance I find it comfortable and the carbon (for me at least) definitely soaks up a lot of road buzz.

All in all for the money I think you'd be hard pressed to get a better well specced and decent value carbon bike.

And the obligatory photos....

 

[jonny jeez]

Got to go white metallic

Do it !

I'm kinda edging towards the black, the white seems to look a little like I'm tryin to hard to be spotted. The B wheels (in black) along with black tape and the dura ace upgraded calipers all look...sorted. In white (with white wheels and tape) it all looks a bit "too much" for my style

Went to ride an XL today (in croydon) and was a little dissapointed, it felt a very "long" bike with massive reach...if this is down to the race geometry then perhaps i need a more "sit up" bike or just the smaller (Large) frame to make it around 20cm shorter, thus sitting me up a little more.

Buying bikes is HARD!