This is a great price and bike assembly is not that hard. Only drawback is the Tiagra set. Last one I used (ST 4500) was a poor relation to 105, but I think they have gotten a lot better since.

For anyone who isn't aware, Planet X have 20% off most of their stock today only with the code PLANETXMAS16. The build yourself bikes are excluded, but the pre-built bikes are included.

So the pre-built Planet X Pro Carbon Shimano Tiagra 4700 is only £40 more than the build yourself version and obviously you don't have to buy the rim tape etc.

And there's the option to buy a higher spec bike for a bit more. For example the Planet X Pro Carbon Shimano Ultegra 6800 Mix Road Bike is only £720 plus delivery.

Anyone got one of those gtech bikes? Free battery for Christmas and no gears or chain sounds like heaven for commuting.

Same because between myself and work I have one massive steep hill that kills me every morning. Also i learnt that indexed gears are probably great for people in pro racing with crews to setup their bike. However they suck for commuting as you end up having to set them up all the time. So I got an old bike and learnt friction gears are so much better, when they go out of alignment, you just have to move the shifter slightly to stop the chain from rubbing, which indexed gears cannot do.

However get rid of the gears, get rid of the chain and then the only worry is the spokes, which I'll then look into if you can get carbon fibre wheels or something so you don't have to adjust the spokes all the time.

Indexing gears is a really easy skill to learn and the gears are far far better.

​Indexing really isn't difficult once you've got the knack and watched a YouTube video to help. They also shouldn't go out of alignment very often. I've ridden over 4000 miles without adjustment for example.

Well my Shimano 105's always went off like every week, I even went to a cycle shop to get them to do it and it was instantly crap. I've constantly had issues with them and I just hate them, I think Friction gears are superior... I'm in no rush to shift.

Indexed gears and Spokes... just hate them, no idea why we're using Spokes in 2016 any ways.

Is this serious? My car cost less than this. Faster and doesn't cause traffic jams!