New bike

[Tom]

I have just ordered one of these:

Ribble 7005 Winter/ Trainer/Audax Review - BikeRadar

I can't fucking wait. Hopefully shouldn't take more than 2 weeks to be built, at which point I get to ride it the 30 miles from the shop to my house

 

[Jiggs]

Nice winter bike, congrats!

Did you get 10% off the 10% off the 10% if you ordered 10% within the next 10 days which expires in 10 days?

Ribble emails make me smile.

 

[Tom]

I got the special edition but with Tiagra groupset, cost was just shy of £600.

 

[Gumbo]

Odd quote on Bikeradar - 'if you are prepared to forgo some of the kudos of a flashier brand name.' Do they mean the emergence of loads of trendy new types rather than the extremely well known and respected Ribble brand.

Either way, nice.

I'm loving my new Boardman, when I get the chance to get out on it. The reviews for that were spot on. Fantastic bike, dodgy staff selling it That's got quite a few Tiagra bits on including the shifters, and they are lurvely.

 

[Tom]

meh, brand names aren't that important to me. My current road bike is about 30 years old, made by Mercian in Derby.

The Ribble is lovely, really nice paint job. I had a look in Evans's on the way home to see what they had, but to be honest, most of the bikes in the same price range were way below the Ribble's specification, and were a bit....plain?

I'm looking forward more to the ride from Bamber Bridge tbh

 

[- English -]

meh, brand names aren't that important to me. My current road bike is about 30 years old, made by Mercian in Derby.

The Ribble is lovely, really nice paint job. I had a look in Evans's on the way home to see what they had, but to be honest, most of the bikes in the same price range were way below the Ribble's specification, and were a bit....plain?

I'm looking forward more to the ride from Bamber Bridge tbh

bamber bridge is about 15m from my house

though not living in the uk atm ;D

 

[Tom]

 

[Shagrat]

nice set of wheels Tom

 

[Rubber Bullets]

That really does look very smart Tom, hope it rides as good as it looks.

RB

 

[Tom]

Its fantastic, the bars are a tiny bit low (I may invest in an angled stem), and the rear mudguard is rubbing somewhere (that may be the moulding bits on the new tyre).

It soaks up so many bumps its untrue, compared to my 30-year-old steel-framed Mercian that is

Hopefully with this bike I can get back down to my ideal weight, which has crept up over the last few years. Then I can really spend some money come next summer

 

[TdC]

looks sweet Tom, well done

 

[Fweddy]

I've just got another bike too.

Cost me £10.50 from ebay.

 

[Nate]

nice

 

[old.Tohtori]

Is it ribble for her pleasure?