Does anyone currently have or previously had a PX pro carbon? I’m thinking a more road focused bike would suit me better as that’s where the vast majority of my riding is done. Therefore I think I should discount the Free Ranger as that seems to be more off road focused than its predecessor the space chicken was.
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vickster
Legendary Member
There are a few threads if you use the search function, nothing terribly recent though.
looks like the warranty on the frame is only 2 years vs. Lifetime on a Giant.
Only comes with 25mm tyres, may not take mudguards and you can’t fix a rack to a carbon frame.
looks like the warranty on the frame is only 2 years vs. Lifetime on a Giant.
Only comes with 25mm tyres, may not take mudguards and you can’t fix a rack to a carbon frame.
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IanSmithCSE
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Good afternoon,
https://www.tailfin.cc/blog/tailfin-product-guide/ are a bit on the pricey side and having a rack on a CF frame semi-permanently does sound a bit like making the best of a wrong choice, :-) but as something to carry shoes and a change of clothes to the office occasionally?
I love this phrase from their site The primary method for mounting our racks to the lower half of your bike is via your axle. Simply remove your existing axle and drop in a Tailfin Axle and then the other end of the rack attaches to the seat post.
Adding a small extra load to the axle doesn't sound obviously like a bad idea, but I would not be so comfortable about possible movement of the rack at the seat post if it too is CF.
Bye
Ian
https://www.tailfin.cc/blog/tailfin-product-guide/ are a bit on the pricey side and having a rack on a CF frame semi-permanently does sound a bit like making the best of a wrong choice, :-) but as something to carry shoes and a change of clothes to the office occasionally?
I love this phrase from their site The primary method for mounting our racks to the lower half of your bike is via your axle. Simply remove your existing axle and drop in a Tailfin Axle and then the other end of the rack attaches to the seat post.
Adding a small extra load to the axle doesn't sound obviously like a bad idea, but I would not be so comfortable about possible movement of the rack at the seat post if it too is CF.
Bye
Ian
vickster
Legendary Member
Being able to fit mudguards is probably more important for an only bike in Western Scotland, so see if there are options. Crud raceguards live up to the first part of their name in my experience 
Raceblades may be another option but still not as good as full fixed SKS chromoplastics
Raceblades may be another option but still not as good as full fixed SKS chromoplastics
T4tomo
Legendary Member
The PX hurricane titanium would be more suitable if you are only having one bike. It's road focused, but you could do light off road with suitable tyres, it takes upto 30mm, and has mudguard mounts for the Scottish winter.
You defo need mudguards for winter otherwise its miserable getting spray up your backside, plus it it keeps the worst of the crap off your components
Spiderweb
Not So Special One
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- North Yorkshire
I would procrastinate for another 2 or 3 weeks, save up the extra £200 or so and as above buy one of the Titanium offerings from Planet X. They get great reviews on here and look a bargain at £1799.
T.M.H.N.E.T
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If they're £1799 in two weeks
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Carbon frames and mudguards mounts rarely go together, Titanium is a smoother ride than carbon (and Alu) more durable and only marginally heavier.
BTW sks etc mudguard are more fidly and time-consuming to mount than proper ones, and some frames, if not designed with mudguards in mind, lack the clearance to fit even sks types. Plus those type can rattle a lot.
vickster
Legendary Member
They use open mould frames from Far Eastern factories with minimal warranty, make less profit, have less infrastructure, don’t spend on R&D, don’t sponsor pro teams, don’t have a CEO and senior management team earning large salaries...sure there are others
vickster
Legendary Member
You need to try them. The frames have short warranties. If you have an issue say with a manufacture defect crack at the seat collar (which can happen) after 2 years and a month, you’d need to buy a new frame. Giant, Trek, Specialized would replace FOC
So do you want a fair weather roadbike or a gravel bike with proper mudguards and an ability to go off road? The first will be a compromise if you want the second