Team Carbon CT1.0 Road Bike

[Onyer]

Seems that you can configure the bike in terms of colours, groupset and wheels. Has anyone bought one of these and what are they like?

 

[SteCenturion]

Read a review on this very bike (some time ago now).
The magazine tester wasn't overly enthusiastic about it.

Seemingly it had a very generic carbon frame that used entry level grade carbon & weighed a fair chunk too.

If I remember rightly the wheels (own brand carbon clinchers) were heavy too.

Now I know light weight isn't everything but I came away from reading this thinking that the reviewer wasn't impressed with it.

That is just one magazine journo's opinion though & others may like it.

Best advice is do plenty of research as it's a fair few quid we're talking about here.

Good Luck Hunting.

 

[SteCenturion]

Some better options if you like to pick your own spec for the bike & of a similar nature are Ribble R872, Planet X Pro Carbon (I think it's called) & Dolan do a similar thing across it's range too.

 

[Onyer]

Thanks for the comments above. My lbs did not have a good word to say about Planet X bikes - but then he would! Going to the London Bike show next month so will have a good look around. Cube seem to be good value for money, but I have read about some of their frames cracking around the BB. These were a couple of years ago though so maybe they have solved the problem.

 

[SteCenturion]

Thanks for the comments above. My lbs did not have a good word to say about Planet X bikes - but then he would! Going to the London Bike show next month so will have a good look around. Cube seem to be good value for money, but I have read about some of their frames cracking around the BB. These were a couple of years ago though so maybe they have solved the problem.

I thought the Cube problem on carbon frames was around the seatpost & quite a rare & historic problem - although I have been known to be very wrong.
See Johnnyh post on thread PlanetX Pro Carbon v Mekk Poggio 2.5.

He's just plumped for one (PlanetX) as did another member recently - can't remember thread though.

Quite a few have either specced or built up there own Ribble R872 bikes on here too - although I am led to believe that Ribbles customer service can be great one day & abysmal another.
The R872 works out more expensive too if you get Ribble full build in 105 or Ultegra.

PlanetX current deal for an almost total Ultegra build is phenomenal.

Hope this helps a little.

Edit. Some have mentioned excellent service from Planet X.

 

[vickster]

Decathlon do a highly rated carbon bike for well under a grand. Tiagra I think so obviously the PX groupset is superior. The frame though, I don't know. Lifetime warranty on some Decathlon frames, not sure on the carbon. PX is I think 3 years which doesn't instill a great deal of confidence?