dalessit - 2010-10-15 11:55 AM
Plainsman AU - 2010-10-15 12:44 PM OK MG,
I am ready to pull the trigger on a bike frame and am a little nervous...don't want to screw up. I am looking at the Planet x Exocet, which is their new frame.
http://www.planet-x-usa.com/c81/Pics-Pics--VIDEOS.aspx
My game plan is to get the frame and order the components on ebay and see if I can save some money, and I have a bud that has experience and tools to put it together. The frame will be about 1100 dollars.
Do any of you have any thoughts or concerns that I may be overlooking?
Did you get a chance to see if it fit you right? I think we're about the same size so should be good, but not sure how much the geometry has changed between the stealth and exocet. I would check Slowtwitch before E-bay, prices are better in the forums normally.
What are you thinking about for wheels? If you want to get nicer wheels those will be your biggest expense.
Good stuff that isn't expensive, all these parts you should be able to get for under $100.00 each, some much less.
Vision basebar and aerobars
Vision FSA cranks & BB or maybe you can find a good deal on a 7800 compact.
DA 7800 TT shifters
DA 7800 FD and RD, if you have a hard time finding the FD used just pick one up online new from Probikekit, ~35.00
Any Cassette
Seat? Do you have one from previous bike?
Pedals? are you going to use them from previous bike?
Cables and housing
When you start looking at components let me know if you need help finding something. You can obviously spend as much money as you want on each of those items, but you can usually find them used at a significant discount.
I have a message in to customer service to see how the frame geometries compare to see if there are different characteristics.
Good idea for looking on slowtwitch...I haven't done that. I will probably use some pedals and a seat that I have and I am definitely going to shop hard on some of the components. Some cosmetics aren't going to bother me, as I would like to cut back on the aesthetics for possibly some wheels.
Can you send me a message regarding your take on braze on deraileur or clamp on and any thoughts you may have regarding . I am understanding that shimano and sram interchange with each other...looking mostly at ultegra. My though is to spend a little more money on the crank and rear deraileur if I need to.