Is it just me that had a heart attack after seeing this?

[montage]

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPR/sl-pro-carbon-sram-red
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXNAREDLTD/nanolight-high-modulus-sram-red-limited-edition

Sram red bikes for that price.....mind blowing

 

[accountantpete]

Free frame with every groupset - makes you wonder what the production cost of these modern carbon frames actually is (probably sub £50).

 

[Smokin Joe]

Stunning value for money. I think it's an FSA chainset on the £1099 bike and the calipers aren't SRAM Red either, but that wouldn't put me off.

 

[montage]

I think those are possibly one of the lightest brakes on the market though at around 200grams

 

[montage]

infact the only sram red is the shifters and the derailleurs...but still!

 

[downfader]

One of the new frames they're doing is going for £250 around abouts..

 

[Norm]

Well, I didn't have a heart attack but I might just have let out a little wee.

 

[ianrauk]

Hmmmm Nanolight High Modulus.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[jdrussell]

http://www.planet-x-...carbon-sram-red
http://www.planet-x-...limited-edition

Sram red bikes for that price.....mind blowing

i tell you what it's a bl00dy nightmare I can't afford it. Have you seen the campag athena build as well ? Last time I looked they had 3 left in X-Large Pink ha ha.

I can't wait to have saved my money and get one of these bad boys. No, not the pink one !

e2a: they have 2 in blue in x-large. I really can't look at their website anymore lol.

 

[BrumJim]

Right, I need a VERY good excuse not to buy one. Come-on - help me, please. PLEASE!!

 

[jdrussell]

Right, I need a VERY good excuse not to buy one. Come-on - help me, please. PLEASE!!

Sorry Jim, I can't help you. I have been looking for reason for weeks and can't find any. I even found myself on the plant x website earlier with a SL Pro Carbon SRAM Red in my basket.

I think I am going to have to get some counselling, I can definitely feel a blog post coming on !

 

[Rob3rt]

Right, I need a VERY good excuse not to buy one. Come-on - help me, please. PLEASE!!

Because its damn ugly? (IMO)

 

[amaferanga]

Because its damn ugly? (IMO)

+1

The small frame size especially look terrible IMO. Medium and larger sizes look okay.

I went to the P-X showroom with the intention of getting the Pro SL Red, but having seen the Nanolight High Mod I went for that instead, even though it has ended up costing an extra £500 (couldn't resist a few upgrades

). If I'd gone for the Pro SL I'd probably have moved the bits over onto my current frame and used the P-X for winter.

 

[tigger]

B'Jesus... and there's me thinking about just upgrading some wheels!

Things to stop me: nights are drawing in fast so its the wrong time. Its not a looker. Oh and maybe the wheels should be better.

Hmm... thats about it though.

 

[Vikeonabike]

Mrs Vike thinks spending 1K on a car for me is frivolous.........never mind a bike!