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new road bike choice Ribble or PlanetX
billcomer
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Hi all,
I am looking for a general road bike. Not tri specific. Good for all uses.
I have a budget of £1K and I have narrowed my choice to:
a) the Ribble Nero Corsa with Ultegra
or
b) the Planet X SL Pro Carbon with a mix of Dura Ace & other stuff.
I have been to Ribble & liked what I have seen and there appears to be a lot more comment
on the web on the Nero Corsa. The frame also appears to be in wide general use.
The Planet X looks more bling but almost looks to good to be true with the Dura Ace stuff on.
I have not been over to Doncaster and would before I made that choice.
I am sure both would be stonkingly good bikes.
I think my deciding factor would be on the relative quality of the frames.
Any thoughts?
I am looking for a general road bike. Not tri specific. Good for all uses.
I have a budget of £1K and I have narrowed my choice to:
a) the Ribble Nero Corsa with Ultegra
or
b) the Planet X SL Pro Carbon with a mix of Dura Ace & other stuff.
I have been to Ribble & liked what I have seen and there appears to be a lot more comment
on the web on the Nero Corsa. The frame also appears to be in wide general use.
The Planet X looks more bling but almost looks to good to be true with the Dura Ace stuff on.
I have not been over to Doncaster and would before I made that choice.
I am sure both would be stonkingly good bikes.
I think my deciding factor would be on the relative quality of the frames.
Any thoughts?
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Just got a Planet X SL Carbon Pro and I'm very happy with it, giving it's comp debut this weekend, I considered the Ribble my self but after seeing the Planet X that was it, the only trouble with the bike is the engine
Hope you find what you want
Also, I tried to spec up their Nero Corsa on their site using Ultegra and couldn't get the price down to £1000.
I think they use Dedaccai carbon frames... are these OK (I've read that they are ok for the money)? The reason I ask is that I've ordered a Dolan Mythos (Ultegra = £1000 exactly) and I think that uses the same frame.
You've got me worried now.... [&:]
Perhaps that is comment enough that it is a good frame
There are plenty of reviews including on bike radar which all sing its praises.
There are plenty of comments on forums with praise for the Planet X but there appears to be no official reviews.
Just realised your other comment on the ribble price.
You wuill not get the same price from the Bike builder you need to go to http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/SpecialEditionBikes.asp
to get the fully built deals.