As the title suggests, I’m thinking of getting a Planet X pro carbon evo, has anyone got any experience of Planet X bikes and if so would you recommend them? It seems you get a lot of bike for the money, but I don’t want to be sneered at by the clique bunch if you get my drift. I know it shouldn’t bother me what others think, but I’m a sensitive soul!
You are spot on, there is a small percentage of road cyclists who will worry terribly about what you are riding.
But satisfying all of them may be impossible.
A mail order plastic bike will be looked down upon, but just as many might swoon at your Colnago, there will be others who will sneer at it.
Even if you can find the 'correct' make of bike, how you spec it and set it up could leave you in purdah with some.
Electronic gears or manual? Tubes or tubeless? Cloth or plastic bar tape?
All of these things divide opinion, and don't even mention calliper or disc brakes.
Heck, there's even some riders who will criticise your use of dust caps - or not - as the case may be.
You could do what I do, ride a flat bar ebike which means you can hack off up their arse roadies both on the road and at the cafe stop.
Or you could just buy the bike you like and ride it where and when you like.