Planet X RT-57 Carbon Road Frame And Fork

• From £499.99
• £699.99
• free UK delivery on orders > £20

Want a fast, high-performance modern carbon frame, but don't need the racy, long-reach position of our Pro Carbon or Nanolight? The new RT57 frame is the perfect basis for your next bike for you, and we're offering it at a bargain 699.99 for frame and all-carbon fork.
Like our flagship new N2a, the RT57 boasts bang up-to-date features like a tapered steerer tube and BB30 bottom bracket. "Sounds like buzzwords to me!" you say. Well there are solid bike-improving reasons for these ideas.

A tapered steerer stiffens up the whole front end of the bike, improving handling at speed and through corners. And here's a tech secret other manufacturers won't tell you when they're blathering on about how smooth the inside of their carbon frames is: a large lower headset makes it easier to pull out the silicone mandrel used to mould the frame and get that smooth internal finish.

It also makes for a larger down tube and the BB30 bottom bracket helps at the other end too, improving the torsional rigidity of the frame and increasing its stiffness against pedalling.
What it all adds up to is a quick, stiff road frame suited to fast sportives, shorter Audax rides and racing on quick, twisty courses. It eats hills for breakfast and your mates for lunch and dinner!

In four colours and six sizes

The final look of the RT57 was decided by you, our customers when we asked you to choose some colour schemes via Facebook and Twitter a while back. The ROT57 will be available in four delicious colour schemes: Fluoro Yellow with Green; Matt Black with Red; White with Blue; and White with Red.

To get a spot-on fit, the RT57 is available in six sizes from XXS to XL, and because we've made it in a wider range of fittings, we've gone for a more traditional look with only a gentle slope to the top tube.

A carbon fibre frame with these features would cost you quite a bit more from lesser bike manufacturers, but thanks to our bargainaceous buying, we're able do it for just 599.99!

Headset not included