[Closed] Ribble cycles

Don't think there's a catch, I know plenty with Ribble bikes/frames and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them. Really good value for money IMO.

Seems value for money but is it unbelievable? what sort of price are ultegra equipped carbon bikes from other manufacturers?

£1800 isn't great seeing as you can get 2014 Ultegra bikes for the same e.g Scott Addict 10.

The builds I've seen tend to have terrible tyres, cheap finishing kit. And a loooooong wait.

IME, their customer service often leaves a lot to be desired... Cheap though.

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I'm assuming the Ribble goes up to 11 though.

Have you looked at canyon?

You'll get your socks knocked off if you think Ribble are good vfm.

Rose does one for sub £1600

The builds I've seen tend to have terrible tyres, cheap finishing kit.

You can choose tyres and kit on the site.

I'm not much of a road bike shopper but it looks like the price point for solid nice bikes you could race on is much lower in road than MTB. Is that true? My bike feels nice, seems to have a decent frame but it came with 105 and cost me £1700 trade! That was 7 years ago though.

price point for solid nice bikes you could race on is much lower in road than MTB. Is that true?

Depends what you consider to be a "solid nice bike". You can build up a pretty decent xc race bike for a grand and a half if you're careful where you spend the cash and pick up a few bargains.

I have a Ribble and love it, although I do like the Canyons as they do on paper (to me that is) seem like better value for money.

New Genesis look good for the money too

Second that Genesis. The Zero.3 for 1700 quid. You get 105, a half decent wheelset, and you get the same carbon frameset their pro team use.

I have a 872? as a winter alternative when "the mud is too much to bear for proper cycling" bike.

It was £1590, is carbon, has full Ultegra*, and middle of the road Kysirium wheels. There are builds like that elsewhere, but you won't be able to spec. everything you want, and you can guarantee you'd have to compromise somewhere

Ride wells, much much stiffer than my old Principia (which was bloody stiff) but without the jarring. It's a properly nice bike.

Get one

Oh forgot; the original bike they sent me had a crack in the chain-stay, a couple emails later, it was picked up and replaced no questions asked, they kept me informed all the way through the process, customer service was spot on

*everything, BB bearings, cables, all the mechs, everything, unlike some builds that are mostly...apart from ooh the chainset, that.

It's a good business and dangerously close to where I live! Going in the other direction there's The Fell in Whalley who sell a smaller range of similar equipment but with a different philosophy, Whalley being at the centre of the moneyed Ribble Valley and the start point for lots of weekend bike rides.