After new bike - torn between planet X ec130 aero bike or new giant tcr advanced 2.
Both with Shimano 105 (or maybe Ultegra) and both rim brake (I dislike hassle of disc brakes and already have nice race wheels I will use that are rim brake).
Anyone got any experiences of these?
My bike fitter had great things to say about Giant bikes. Im not the biggest fan of planetX as it feels like they just buy ‘open mound’ variants in bulk, brand them and resell with their logos. I could be very wrong here so please take this with a grain of salt. Personally would go with the giant simply on the basis that that brand has more pedigree than the PX ones.
My first carbon bike was a PX (Viner) and i never enjoyed the feel of it on the road the way i do with my Willier. Opening up a can of worms here but probably not a whole load of aero benefit of the PX over the giant considering exposed cables, stock wheels, round tube handlebars etc etc…
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Always wanted a go on one!
That is my understanding of their business model too. They sometimes mention “designing” or “designed” things, but I think that is at most getting a few frames in in different carbon grades/layups, and choosing one. There’s no windtunnel or FEA analysis going on. I’m often tempted by their prices, but know it’s just what I can get form Aliexpress, except it’s painted and comes from a local distributor in case things go wrong.
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That’s not an insignificant benefit to many though
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Got the Felt Breed all decked out to start dabbling in bikepacking. Doing a 100 mile gravel loop and camping at a local lake around the half way point next weekend. Swapped out the WTB Byways for some Conti Race King Protection 27.5 x 2.2. They measure out at 53mm and still have right at 6mm clearance on each side of the chain stays.
Ron
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Few upgrades this year, (chainset, shifters, stem, brakes, R8000 stuff mainly plus Zed wheels which are fantastic.
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