Found a Bargain? Do Tell.

[DCLane]

Anyone in Brentwood, Essex. This could be a potential bargain: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/e...-know-if-you-see-something.93126/post-6976186

 

[november4]

https://www.merlincycles.com/shimano-ultegra-r8000-chainset-11-speed-102855.html

£159 for R8000 crankset

 

[BrumJim]

Smart Turbo Trainer from Halfords:
With extra 8% discount for BC members

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good evening,

For those who do a lot of miles, a pack of 10 for £100 and in white!

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tyres-l...r-ii-rigid-tyre-white-700-x-28-28622-10-pack/

Vittoria Randonneur Tyre - White - 700 x 28 28-622 10 Pack​

Bye

Ian

 

[wonderloaf]

Thanks for the heads up, I couldn't resist at that price!

Ordered Thursday, arrived this morning (Saturday) and fitted to the bike this afternoon...can't wait for Sunday morning to give them a proper test ride! I know Ribble have been taking a but of stick recently but this time they have come up trumps.

 

[figbat]

Very cheap Altura bikepacking stuff.
https://www.altura.co.uk/search/vortex-2

 

[Milzy]

My aero hard knot saddle bag was tested today. I like it a lot!

 

[gaijintendo]

Planet X have Zastrugi tents for £40 and £50, which seems quite reasonable. But nobody seems to have mentioned them on the forums here... It might be the perfect tent for all the tours I never actually get round to doing.
Zastrugi 2 Person Tent | Planet X https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/Z2PTENT/zastrugi-2-person-tent and the deluxe one https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/found-a-bargain-do-tell.16260/page-1238#post-6977370

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

....... But nobody seems to have mentioned them on the forums here...

There is a reason for that,

https://www.planetx.co.uk/our-brands

My perception of Planet X is the same as my perception of Sports Direct in the past, that is they buy brands but are not committed to the values that made that brand great.

Sometimes this is understandable, as I understand it they got the Holdsworth brand pretty much as a freebie and tried to sell steel Holdsworth frames. Yet very few people wanted them even the 753 frames that were made by a UK frame builder so Planet X never made the massive investment needed to be able to say that we are a UK frame builder instead settled on sticking stickers on imported frames.

If they really had confidence in their brands I would have expected everything would have the same name, or possibly a premium quality brand and a mass market brand, but not brands based on product type.

Bye

Ian

 

[Tom B]

My perception of Planet X is the same as my perception of Sports Direct in the past, that is they buy brands but are not committed to the values that made that brand great.

..............

If they really had confidence in their brands I would have expected everything would have the same name, or possibly a premium quality brand and a mass market brand, but not brands based on product type.
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There was a time when Planet X was a reasonably respected bike brand in itself.
I know quite a few keen amateurs who rode PX bikes 8-10 years ago.

As you say they've gone down the bargain basement route with ridiculous continual "offers" on the website to the point you never know whats a good deal or not. Rather Like Eurocar parts - who actually seem to have stepped back from that so much recently

 

[Tommohawk]

I've now bought several clothing items from PX and find it hard to fault them.

 

[november4]

I reserve the right to impulse buy one of their titanium bike sales

 

[figbat]

I reserve the right to impulse buy one of their titanium bike sales

I enacted that right! Titus El Viajero Ti 29er, demo bike, big discount.

 

[Juan Kog]

The great thing about PX sales and there unrepeatable offers and bargains, if you miss it .
There will be another one next week.

 

[Tom B]

The great thing about PX sales and there unrepeatable offers and bargains, if you miss it .
There will be another one next week.

Ahhhhh But you never know if the 50% off £50 is better than the new deal of 75% off £100.