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Cycling Excusiast
Upon the advice of MacB I checked out the Ribble website for their special edition bikes - good specifications for the money.
Just wondering as they're up in Preston -is there anyway I can test ride them closer to London?
my old bike (Specialized Ruby Elite) had shimano 105 groupset- am prepared to try the campag Veloce and Centaur on other bikes in LBS to see how they compare but my experience a while back was I preferred Shimano 105- open minded though- I can still choose Shimano under the various options on Ribble's website
I will still be stuck in terms of the geometry of the bike as I've looked at the figures and compared bikes but nothing beats the feel on a ride - especially important for a woman of 5 ft 3.5
I've noticed that I had a 40cm handlebar before but the options only allow the smallest at 42cm but this will be a fraction wider - does anyone know if they will put a 40cm bar on the bike - I will give them a ring in the week but was wondering if any cc'ers knew
So much componentry to choose - another query
my old bike had a cassette of 10 speed with 11-28 tooth range - the ribble bike options are:
11-25
12-23
12-25 and some others
wanted to know what the difference was in terms of gearing etc and how it transfers directly into the ride.
the final question is regarding the chainset as I think the Ruby was a compact - the chainrings were the standard 50/34 but I was wondering what the difference in feel and gearing was in the following 170/125/175 ratios was like:
compact (I think the ruby was compact) 170 34/50,
compact 172 34/50
compact 175 34/50
So any wisdom would be appreciated especially if I'm not able to test out the bike before purchasing online.
Simply any folk out there have a Carbon Ribble bike -how does it ride. comfort, speed etc is it an aggressive racing position or more relaxed road position - the fact that it covers sportives and racing under its name blurs the clarity a bit - any info would be appreciated.
Now only have to think about options for the commuting bike...
Just wondering as they're up in Preston -is there anyway I can test ride them closer to London?
my old bike (Specialized Ruby Elite) had shimano 105 groupset- am prepared to try the campag Veloce and Centaur on other bikes in LBS to see how they compare but my experience a while back was I preferred Shimano 105- open minded though- I can still choose Shimano under the various options on Ribble's website
I will still be stuck in terms of the geometry of the bike as I've looked at the figures and compared bikes but nothing beats the feel on a ride - especially important for a woman of 5 ft 3.5
I've noticed that I had a 40cm handlebar before but the options only allow the smallest at 42cm but this will be a fraction wider - does anyone know if they will put a 40cm bar on the bike - I will give them a ring in the week but was wondering if any cc'ers knew
So much componentry to choose - another query
my old bike had a cassette of 10 speed with 11-28 tooth range - the ribble bike options are:
11-25
12-23
12-25 and some others
wanted to know what the difference was in terms of gearing etc and how it transfers directly into the ride.
the final question is regarding the chainset as I think the Ruby was a compact - the chainrings were the standard 50/34 but I was wondering what the difference in feel and gearing was in the following 170/125/175 ratios was like:
compact (I think the ruby was compact) 170 34/50,
compact 172 34/50
compact 175 34/50
So any wisdom would be appreciated especially if I'm not able to test out the bike before purchasing online.
Simply any folk out there have a Carbon Ribble bike -how does it ride. comfort, speed etc is it an aggressive racing position or more relaxed road position - the fact that it covers sportives and racing under its name blurs the clarity a bit - any info would be appreciated.
Now only have to think about options for the commuting bike...
). Suffice to say it's a nice bike that's comfy enough and stiff enough. I say 'enough' because it's the only carbon bike I've ridden so I don't have much to compare it to.
