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Designer of at least one of the all time great mountain bikes (on-one inbred) and head of design/tech etc at planet x now. smart bloke, proper qualified engineer.
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Congratulations.
I've had my input into the spec but happy to help here if needed. If you buy a groupset, we will need to know more details about yourself so we can advise the crank length and teeth + cassette spacing.
Remember, if you buy things yourself you will need tools to build it. Id recommend giving it to your local bike shop and let them do it in this instance.
Thanks... and thanks Help is appreciated as I'm in unknown territory here.
What do you need to know? I'm 6'3, around 100kg. I think I'm mainly after wheels first, unless it makes it easier to do everything in one go? Do the wheels and groupset need to be compatible? And yes, I was thinking to get someone to put it all together for me
I'm not up on costs, but this seemed good value too...Thanks, even cheaper than I'd been looking.
What do you need to know? I'm 6'3, around 100kg.
Bought a used Samsung Xcover 3, a cheap cover, a Garmin mount adaptor and an after-market Garmin handlebar bracket.What cycle computers are you guys using currently? Sold mine when I sold the Planet X so should probably get another. Was looking at the Wahoo Elemnt and Edge 520. Any of you using a quad lock and using phones instead?
Buying a new bike is never just the bike cost, glad I at least saved some money to now spend it back on extras. Haha.
What cycle computers are you guys using currently? Sold mine when I sold the Planet X so should probably get another. Was looking at the Wahoo Elemnt and Edge 520. Any of you using a quad lock and using phones instead?
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You won't be disappointed! Hydraulics where a revelation for me, I can't imagine riding anything else now but my only comparison where cable rim brakes as never ridden cable discs.Edit: sod it, gone for it!
This is the road thread.Designer of at least one of the all time great mountain bikes (on-one inbred) and head of design/tech etc at planet x now. smart bloke, proper qualified engineer.
Hahaha, quality! Then again I'd have to disagree, the Concept I'm probably most familiar with is Cameron Jeffers from his YT blog/channel and the colours (Team?) it comes in, it looks superb!Think I may have offended someone last night, was on my way home and passed a guy riding a Colnago, had a look at it and the Downtube was massive, asked him if it was an e-Bike, at which point he seemed a bit miffed and said no way, then proved his masculinity by sprinting away from the lights Turns out it was a Colnago Concept. Which I must say is not a terribly good looking bike. Especially when Colnago usually push out very pretty things.
Nice lineup!
Totally agree with all of this, but being at 5'10 you're on the border of 172.5 and 175 crank length. Go by leg inseam. If you can't figure out then go for 172.5 as thats probably what comes on that bike and probably what you've been riding before. Better future resale potential too, if you decided to go 175...What i've listed is just standard shimano road kit.
ELEMNT here. Have a Quadlock and have used it a few times on the road. Generally only long 6+ hour rides. Mine generally sits on the turbo. Superb piece of kit, so have no worry using it outside. Just expensive. Smartphones generally drain battery life having all the GPS stuff & sensors going on. I used IPBike and early Strava for a couple of years. Wouldn't use anything other than a head unit now.What cycle computers are you guys using currently? Sold mine when I sold the Planet X so should probably get another. Was looking at the Wahoo Elemnt and Edge 520. Any of you using a quad lock and using phones instead?
Buying a new bike is never just the bike cost, glad I at least saved some money to now spend it back on extras. Haha.
Edited for you.I'll never go back to Garmin
Totally agree with all of this, but being at 5'10 you're on the border of 172.5 and 175 crank length. Go by leg inseam. If you can't figure out then go for 172.5 as thats probably what comes on that bike and probably what you've been riding before. Better future resale potential too, if you decided to go 175...
Edited for you.
Guys
I have a dura ace setup with a 28 on the back and 36 front and the tough hills are too much of a killer.
What is the biggest cassette I can get on there. Is 32 doable?
I believe the rear mech is a long cage but not 100% sure. Is there an easy way of finding out?
Thanks