Some help please - custom bike

[Sunny Portrush]

Hi all, it's a long and sad story but I have now inherited this bike. The guy who built this bike is no longer with us. He had built it for his wife who never used it. I'm struggling to find out much about it as all the components are different.

It is a size Medium, a bit like the Argon 18 I have but I think some tweaks are required so it fits me better (dropping the saddle for starters). I'm 6ft and his wife nearly the same height as me

Any advice is well appreciated including how much I should be insuring it for.

 

[steveindenmark]

I cannot really help you. But that is a really nice bike.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

It weighs 6.5kg!

 

[DCLane]

I'm guessing it's a Ridley Noah, not a Noah Fast, with 11 speed SRAM Red. I'd be insuring it for £1300-1500 with that wheelset.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

I searched for both of those but in most cases, the brand name is far more prominent than in mine

 

[DCLane]

I searched for both of those but in most cases, the brand name is far more prominent than in mine

That's because it's actually a Ridley Jane, the women's version of the Noah. Some digging shows it as the 2017 model; the women's version was the same but with a size stated which was one higher than the mens: https://99spokes.com/en-GB/bikes/ridley/2019/jane-framefork-set

So technically it's a really nice ladies bike

Enjoy riding Jane

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Excellent detective work!

The frame is as above.
It has sram red shifters
Richey handlebars
And Prime wheels, although I have no idea what kind.

Does that change your estimation for insurance purposes?

 

[DCLane]

Excellent detective work

Does that change your estimation for insurance purposes?

Thanks. It'll be exactly the same as a standard Noah, and looks to have been built up from a frame set as the bike wasn't available with SRAM Red.

Value-wise I'd suggest it wouldn't make much difference to most, although it might be a little lower if seen as a women's bike.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Well, it’s giving me something to do whilst watching the Vuelta but this is what I think I have - most coming in at around £750ish

I haven’t even started looking at the wheels yet lol

Off to the bike shop on Monday to see what they say

At least I know what type of Ridley it is!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205484421609

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Well, it’s giving me something to do whilst watching the Vuelta but this is what I think I have - most coming in at around £750ish

I haven’t even started looking at the wheels yet lol

Off to the bike shop on Monday to see what they say

At least I know what type of Ridley it is!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205484421609

Do you have the charging port for the sram etap batteries?

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Yes I do, cheers

 

[rogerzilla]

I thought "women's bike" as soon as I saw Diva on the saddle!

 

[Sunny Portrush]

I thought "women's bike" as soon as I saw Diva on the saddle!

You say that like it's a bad thing lol. I'm definitely keeping the saddle

 

[Webbo2]

Excellent detective work!

The frame is as above.
It has sram red shifters
Richey handlebars
And Prime wheels, although I have no idea what kind.

Does that change your estimation for insurance purposes?

Prime wheels were Wiggles own brand I think I paid about £600 for mine which look similar to those.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

I will check those out later - thanks.

I think part of the "problem" is that the bloke bought stuff and stored it for years before doing anything with it - he was constantly getting stuff sent to work.