After a trip up to Rotherham I now have my new bike ready for the 2012 racing season. A new Planet X RT-57
Here are a few images on arrival. More to follow and a full review on the rt-57 coming in future,
As I hope you can see from the photos this bike looks fantastic and should be a fantastic race bike.
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| Fantastic looking Planet X RT 57 with Sram Red Group |
This bike looks fantastic although I had to have a slight change to the spec offered by Planet X as they had run out of 172.5 cranks and had to subsequently order me in a Sram Red Chainset instead of the Sram Red Aero chainset they were originally offering. However I actually prefer this chainset option.
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| Sram Red Chainset on Planet X RT-57 |
The only deviation from a full Sram Groupset is that the bike comes fitted with Planet X's own brand CNC Ultralight brakeset. I've heard mixed views of some CNC brakesets so will see what they're like in terms of performance in relation to my old ultegra and dura-ace brakesets
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| Planet X CNC Brakes fitted with Swisstop Brake Pads on Planet X RT 57 |
One thing that strikes you upon initial viewing is the sheer magnitude of the seat-stays and chainstays which are pretty bulky so should provide fantastic power transfer.
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| Rear end of the Planet X RT 57 featuring Sram Red and Ultralight CNC brakes |
It's now time for a ride on the new bike me thinks! Hope you like the photos
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review of the Planet X RT57
