Fancy a new road bike

[a boardman]

would the ribble bike 7005 be a lot better than the Raleigh Airlite 300 and is it worth the extra.

the collection warehouse is only 10min from my house, is this also the store what you can look around.

[Roman]

Ribble has better frame, slightly better wheels & rest is comparable. You do get chance to get fitted & upgrade the wheels for an extra £28 + you get mudguards if you go for the Audax.

Well worth going to have a look at the depot/showroom to see if you like the look of it and feel comfortable with the traditional racing geometry as opposed to the more upright sportive geometry of the Raleigh.

[Parrot of Doom]

Nice little showroom, not much to see, about 10-15 bikes on display. The one I went to see looks gorgeous, far nicer than anything in Evans (whom I visted on my return).

The bloke who measured me up was nice enough and a knowledgeable chap. I think the 56cm frame is the one for me, however with the 100mm stem my arms were locked straight when holding the brake levers. I naturally wanted to hold the corners of the bars, a good few cm back.

Not sure what that means. I think I might pop over to that place in Oldham that sells Cube frames, to see what they have.

Also, 3 week build time. That sucks.

[Parrot of Doom]

This is what I've specced on the Ribble site:

Ribble Winter 7005 Horizontal Frame Blue 56cm (C-Top)
CSN BlackStorm Mguard eyes Winter Forks 1 1/8" ITS
Ribble Headset Branded Ribble 1 1/8" Hidden (ITS) 45 x 45
Shimano Tiagra 9 Spd Double Groupset
Shimano 4500 BB Cups (Tiagra 4500/4550 double/triple) Eng
Shimano Tiagra 4500 Brakes
Shimano 9 Spd HG50 (Sora/Tiagra) Cassette 12-23
Shimano 9 Spd HG53 Chain (Sora/Tiagra 9/Deore)
Shimano Tiagra Double 4500 9 Chainset 170 39/52
Shimano Tiagra 4500 9 Double Front Gear Braze-on
Shimano Tiagra 4500 9 Spd Rear Gear Short
Shimano STI Levers Tiagra 4501 with Cables Double
Pro-Lite Pair Wheels Como Clincher Black 8/9/10 Shim
Deda Big Piega Oversize Handlebars 42cm
Deda Quattro 31 (Oversize) Handlebar Stem 120mm
Prorace Ponza Saddle Black
Alpina Alloy Seatpillar 27.2 350mm Black
Vittoria Zaffiro Rigid Tyre 700x23mm Blue/Black
Prorace Inner Tube 700x20/23 SV42mm
Deda Cork Ribbon Handlebar Tape White
Shimano Clipless Spd-SL R540 (105) Pedals Silver

£633.90

Good deal, or not?

[Roman]

You could get a spec as good by ordering the special edition Audax for £569:
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/publish.asp?what=spe...

The CSN seatpost looks identical to the Alpina and the ITM stem & bars are just as good as Deda and the standard tyres are about the same level.

For £617 you could have the 'special edition' bike with upgraded ITM wheels, Vittoria tyres & compact transmission - so a better spec than the 'bikebuilder' version for less money:

http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/specialedition.asp?a...

Edited by Roman on Tuesday 12th October 18:34

[Parrot of Doom]

Good tip, thanks. I just ordered it. 56cm frame, Tiagra groupset (although not hubs), 70mm stem. White handlebar tape and blue/black tyres.

Total cost is £593.90.

Hopefully when I collect it (10-20 days) it'll be a nice day, and I can ride it the 30 miles from Bamber Bridge to my house Although maybe a 30 mile ride on a new saddle isn't a good idea...

[Roman]

Nice one.

Very good looking bikes aren't they?

[Parrot of Doom]

The paint is beautiful. I just sat on my old road bike, it felt ancient in comparison

[BliarOut]

6 month old CAAD 8 with full 105 groupset, how much do we think it's worth?

[itsnotarace]

BliarOut said:

6 month old CAAD 8 with full 105 groupset, how much do we think it's worth?

One on ebay now for £650, but if I were you I would strip the groupset off and sell the frame/components considering a new 105 groupset will cost you £450 - unless you want to upgrade the groupset of course

[BliarOut]

Cocking Hell, I did a bit of work and some bd bought it... That was the one I was referring to.

[Moobs]

nice.

Edited by Moobs on Monday 18th October 00:08

Edited by Moobs on Friday 22 October 13:04

[Parrot of Doom]

Picking it up tomorrow. Hopefully the weather will be as nice as it was today.

[Parrot of Doom]

Fantastic. I'm amazed at how much more comfortable it is to ride than my old bike. Not so much the position (I think I need a more angled stem, the handlebars feel a little low), but the way it soaks up the bumps. On my old frame you can feel everything - on this, its like having suspension.

I have to adjust the rear mudguard at the caliper as its too close to the wheel, and the chain isn't quite straight on the middle gears, but all round I'm very happy with it

[Roman]

Hope you didn't get it too wet & dirty on the way back! bbb and Powerplay make a good riser stems.

[Parrot of Doom]

I decided to drive and collect it. Yesterday would have been great, today was pretty windy however, and I didn't want to be uncomfortable and wet on a new bike.

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Thursday 21st October 16:47

[itsnotarace]

Good luck keeping the bartape clean in this weather

Enjoy it

[Roman]

Very good looking bike that, I'd buy one if I had more room!