New Planet X N2A - Now Built, Pics on Page 2.

Who are you (no off-topic talk please)

Moderators: MrCurrieinahurry, maxim809, Moderator Team

danny4xboy
Posts: 75
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:02 pm
Location: Stratford upon avon, England
Contact:

by danny4xboy

After weeks of waiting for the delivery date which kept being put back again and again, fianlly my new Planet X N2A Carbon Road frame and fork arrived. After riding there very poplular Nanolight Highmodulud for the past year, I have been looking for to trying what is deemed there new aero frame.

First impressions of the frame are, wow that pretty light considering the frame, fork, headset and aero seat post cost a grand total of £799.99. Its comes it at just under 1kg, 987g to be precise. The bottom barcket junction and head tube junction are super beefy and with the BB being BB30 i should expect it to be pretty stiff. I really like the little extenstion behind the botton headset bearing to aid the air flow from the fork in to the frame. The brake cables are internal and the decals look vey swish.

My only concern at this point is that the smart matt black finish looks extremely easy to scratch so will have to be careful during the build. Keep posted for build upates once i have finished racing tis weekend.

Dan

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Last edited by danny4xboy on Fri May 04, 2012 11:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
Rapid Performance Coaching
http://www.rpc-cyclecoach.co.uk
Personal one-one coaching and performance training

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



User avatar
btompkins0112
Posts: 2635
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:04 am
Location: Mississippi

by btompkins0112

Very sharp......have been interested in this since the first write-up I saw. Looking forward to the build!

:thumbup:

beardking
Posts: 257
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:22 pm

by beardking

Nice! I'm also very interested in this frame.

could you take some head on shots of the head tube and down tube? haven't seen any detailed shots of the frame so its hard to see what shapes the tubes are

TerribleCadence
Posts: 200
Joined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:33 pm
Location: United Kingdom

by TerribleCadence

Is this the one thats not actually an open mold chinese flexy frame?
FELT AR0 Now sold.
CAAD10 Force 22, Quarq, Ksyrium SLR
LOOK 695 Light, Force22, Zipp 303.

User avatar
g_doraz
Posts: 408
Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:05 am
Location: Perth, Australia

by g_doraz

Wow looks very nice will follow this build.
Road bike: Pinarello Dogma 60.1
TT bike: Trek Speed Concept

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4XxCZagAjk

User avatar
astranoc
Posts: 442
Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:43 am

by astranoc

What size is it Danny? Can you post the weight for the fork/seatpost/headset also.

User avatar
2002maniac
Posts: 183
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:16 pm
Location: Utah, USA
Contact:

by 2002maniac

That's a very nice looking frame! I can't wait to see the build...

danny4xboy
Posts: 75
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:02 pm
Location: Stratford upon avon, England
Contact:

by danny4xboy

beardking wrote:Nice! I'm also very interested in this frame.

could you take some head on shots of the head tube and down tube? haven't seen any detailed shots of the frame so its hard to see what shapes the tubes are


Here are some more shots which show the tube profiles. I will get the weight of the fork and seat post at some point and post these up as well.

Thanks for all the comments. Im also looking forward to what it looks like when its all done!
Dan

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Rapid Performance Coaching
http://www.rpc-cyclecoach.co.uk
Personal one-one coaching and performance training

BmanX
Posts: 3841
Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:31 pm

by BmanX

For an aero road bike they fail on cable entry points.
BIG DADDY B FLOW
AERO & LIGHT is RIGHT for 2 decades

User avatar
JesseD
Posts: 328
Joined: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:20 am

by JesseD

Wish the geometry suited me on these as they look the dogs bollox, however the HT is way to low for me and my back wont take it :cry:

danny4xboy
Posts: 75
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:02 pm
Location: Stratford upon avon, England
Contact:

by danny4xboy

BmanX wrote:For an aero road bike they fail on cable entry points.


Yeah, dont bet me wrong it dosent have anywhere near the sort of aero features you would find on the likes of the Scott or Specialised, just look at the width of the down tube!!! But, this is only £799 so its a 3rd of the price of these top line aero frames. Will be interesting to see how it rides when its all done.

I wonder how it would fair in a wind tunnel comparison test :D
Rapid Performance Coaching
http://www.rpc-cyclecoach.co.uk
Personal one-one coaching and performance training

User avatar
Powerful Pete
Moderator
Posts: 4132
Joined: Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:22 am
Location: Lima, Peru and the Washington DC area - it's complicated.

by Powerful Pete

Sharp looking and a great price to weight ratio. Looking forward to this build and seeing the final weight...
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.

User avatar
spytech
Posts: 1657
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm
Location: New York City
Contact:

by spytech

very nice... i would love to see how the this build turns out. the large fits me perfect - i am now considering this bike. price and weight look very good, plus the bike looks good. i wonder how the white and silver look and how much weight does the paint add.

User avatar
jamesfifield
Posts: 32
Joined: Tue May 10, 2011 2:02 pm

by jamesfifield

Lovely. Looking forward to seeing this built up.
I'm the proud owner of a Nanolight HiMod, but it's XL and does rather flex at full bore.

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



User avatar
spytech
Posts: 1657
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:34 pm
Location: New York City
Contact:

by spytech

What is the size of this frame? also, what was the weight of the fork? do you have a build list in mind?


thanks in advance

Post Reply