Planet X Kaffenback (modern content)

[Tuckerjenkins]

WOW! looks fantastic - very stylish

 

[ken_shields]

Nice build....always fancied one of those and that is a nice one

 

[otherself]

SPEC:

FRAME: Planet-X Kaffenback, sand, size medium (2188g)
FORK: Planet-X Kaffenback (936g)
HEADSET: FSA Orbit MX 1 1/8
HEADSET SPACERS: Mart splined & One23 knobbly orange
STEM: ITM Millennium 120mm
HANDLEBARS: ITM Millennium 4ever
HANDLEBAR TAPE: Fizik Microtex honey brown
BRAKE LEVERS: Tektro RL520 aero
GEAR LEVERS: Shimano Ultegra 8 speed Barcon
CANTILEVER BRAKES: Tektro CR520 with generic orange pads
SEATPIN: ITM Millennium
SEAT CLAMP: Mart
SADDLE: Selle San Marco Regal, tan brown
CHAINSET: Shimano Tiagra 4550 compact 34/50t
FRONT MECH BRAZE ON ADAPTOR: Powerplay
FRONT MECH: Shimano Sora 8 speed braze-on FD-3300
REAR MECH: Shimano Tiagra RD-4400
CASSETTE: Shimano HG50 8 speed 12-26
CHAIN: Sram PG850 8 speed
PEDALS: Wellgo SPD WPD-823
RIMS: Mavic MA3 36h
RIM TAPE: Michelin
HUBS: Shimano Tiagra HB-4400 36h
SPOKES: Alpina double butted
INNERTUBES: Specialized
TYRES: Schwalbe Lugano 700x23mm
CABLES: Clarks & Shimano mix

 

[swos]

Nice bike & great build

 

[Ross 1964]

Retrotastic!

Very, very nice and thoroughly practical too.

The attention to detail in the photos is stunning - you've even managed to source some autumnal leaves the exact correct shade and scatter them naturally on the ground - brilliant!!

Seriously though, for me this has a wow factor that beats even the Colnago photos we see every week, which are nice but a bit samey, let's be honest.

 

[Pfennig]

Very nice, i like the matching colour tones expecially. And I too have always liked the look of the Kaffenback

 

[Rich34]

I'd never heard of Kaffenback until I saw this. Just when I thought I had enough projects to be going on with - aaagh! That's a lovely bike. I like the rear stay design, looks great.

So how are the brakes?

 

[otherself]

I'd never heard of Kaffenback until I saw this. Just when I thought I had enough projects to be going on with - aaagh! That's a lovely bike. I like the rear stay design, looks great.

So how are the brakes?

Rear monostay design seems Dekerf syle

The brakes are fine. I originally ran it with V-brakes and specialist drop bar V-brake levers by Tektro. This didn't work out too well (felt squidgy) so I swapped for regular cantilivers and standard drop bar levers. A bit more stopping power than regular road calipers. I'm glad they designed them for canti's cos I want to do some touring on it in Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Iceland in future years.

 

[caer-mooman]

They do look nice.

 

[bulldog]

thats lovely mate well done