New bike toss up

[blown out the back]

Hi iam new to road cycling 40 ish and 19ish stone had a specialized secteur comp with 105 running gear loved it but car cost a fortune on the mot so it had to go broke my heart anyhoo,, i have quit the fags and iam looking for a new bike budget 1250ish narrowed down to two bikes first specialized roubaix compact/tiagra set up or ribble gran fondo 105 set up,the bike needs to be comfy i only commute to work 10 mile round trip and maybee 10-20 miles on days off any idears would be great thanks again,,steve,,

 

[addictfreak]

Having ridden my mates Ribble Gran Fondo, I would have no hesitation recommending it.

 

[jowwy]

i seen a ribble gran fondo on the weekend on a club run, looks stunning in the flesh

 

[John_c]

Having just recently bought the Ribble Evo Pro Carbon with 105 groupset for £1k I have to say Im very impressed. Had I had more money I would have gone for the Gran Fondo....

 

[vickster]

Colleague of mine has one - uses it for a daily commute through London. The only thing he says is he wishes he'd gone for a triple rather than a compact groupset

Had some problem or other with the wheels when it arrived