Brand-X RD-01 Reviews

Review score: 9.7/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £139.99 – Save 30% (RRP: £199.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Brand-X RD-01 worthy of a review score of 9.7 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Brand-X
• Videos
• Summary
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Brand-X RD-01 features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Road Frames. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Brand-X RD-01.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Brand-X RD-01 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Road Frames. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Road Frames. Brands like Brand-X are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Road Frames category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Road Frames.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Brand-X RD-01

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Brand-X RD-01.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Brand-X RD-01 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £139.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Road Frames

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Road Frames.

We found 21 in the Road Frames category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £919.28, making it below average at £139.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Road Frames. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1994.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £139.99.

With 21 products available we worked out that 20 cost more than Brand-X RD-01 and 0 were cheaper.

Cost of Brand-X products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 75 products from Brand-X, of which 1 were in the Road Frames category.

For now though we’re looking at Brand-X branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £31.46 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Brand-X product we found was £0.49 and the highest price we could find from them was £299.99.

Of the 75 from Brand-X, 3 were more expensive than Brand-X RD-01 and 69 were cheaper.

How much are Brand-X Road Frames?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Brand-X products that are listed in the Road Frames category.

The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £139.99, with the cheapest coming in at £139.99 and highest price was £139.99. With the average being £139.99, Brand-X RD-01 comes in below average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Brand-X RD-01 and 0 were cheaper.

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Brand-X RD-01 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Brand-X RD-01 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Brand-X RD-01, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Road Frames category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 3.8 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Brand-X RD-01 or another similar product, like Cinelli Nemo TIG Disc Frameset 2020 reviews or Cinelli Vigorelli Road Steel Frameset 2020 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Road Frames.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Road Frames. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Brand-X, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Brand-X RD-01

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Brand-X RD-01 reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Brand-X RD-01. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.7/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010852227
• Product ID 2: 468556UK
• Brand: Brand-X
• RRP: £199.99
• EAN: 5056097084060
• Description: Brand-X RD-01 – Road Frame and Carbon ForkThe Brand-X RD-01 is a solid performer, which combines lightness, durability, adaptability and affordability. Equally at home on long winter training rides or daily commutes to the office, the lightweight 6061-T6 alloy frame¬†has been designed with all year riding and commuting in mind.Carbon ComfortA UD carbon bladed fork with alloy steerer reduces buzz from rough sections of road, for increased rider comfort. There is ample clearance for mudguards and features eyelets for ease of fitment on the frame and it also features rear pannier rack mounts, which broaden the RD-01’s capabilities as an all-rounder for commuting and social riding.Comfortable GeometryComfortable geometry offers a more relaxed riding position, which translates into increased comfort and reduced rider fatigue, a feature that we have come to appreciate ourselves when making early morning commutes when carrying a bag on our backs.Please Note: The Brand-X RD-01 Road Bike Frameset requires a long reach brake caliper (47mm – 59mm). Shimano R650, Shimano R451, Tektro R317 and Tektro R359 calipers are all fully compatible and recommended for use with this frame.Features: Frame:¬†Mechanically Formed¬†Triple Butted 6061-T6 Aluminium Frame Fork:¬†UD Carbon Bladed Fork with Alloy Steerer Frame Certification:¬†ISO 4210 Brake Compatibility: Long reach 47mm – 59mm calipers Recommended Brake Calipers: Shimano R650/R451 or Tektro R317/R359 Headtube: IS41/28.6 | IS41/30 Seatpost: 31.6mm Seat Clamp: 34.9mm Bottom Bracket: 68mm BSA Tyre Size (Recommended): 25C Wheels: 700c Warranty: 2 Years Weight: 1.69kg (56cm frame)Buy Brand-X Frames and Forks from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Frames & Forks > Road Frames
• Savings percentage from RRP: 30%
• Size: 56cm (22″)
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Other options for Road Frames

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Road Frames. 21 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Brand-X RD-01 included,
Cinelli Zydeco Rainbow Frameset 2020 reviews, Ritchey Logic Steel Road Frame 2020 reviews, or we really liked the look of Cinelli King Zydeco Gravel Frameset 2020 reviews as another alternative.